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My grandmother has a switch like this one [1]. Now the switch is like 60 years old. The scroll under the switch is to dim light, far-right - provides max power

by akerro 10y ago

My grandmother has a switch like this one [1]. Now the switch is like 60 years old. The scroll under the switch is to dim light, far-right - provides max power to light bulbs, far-left, minimum power, but light bulb still works. Button above it just turns it on and off. It's beautiful, works after decades, shows state from distance, it's practical. I wish it was still sold. Now I need application for mobile device, WiFi to achieve the same... http://img04.olx.pl/images_tablicapl/358414699_2_261x203_sciemniacz-wlacznik-z-czasow-prl-dodaj-zdjecia.jpg http://img04.olx.pl/images_tablicapl/358414699_2_261x203_sci... http://img12.staticclassifieds.com/images_tablicapl/392911693_5_644x461_uwaga-nowkasciemniacz-staly-podtynkowy-typ-rs-2z-czasow-prl-kujawsko-pomorskie_rev013.jpg http://img12.staticclassifieds.com/images_tablicapl/39291169...

dozzie 10y ago
> My grandmother has a switch like this one [1]. Now it's like 60 years old switch. Oh boy, how fugly it is. I had the same xD Still, it did an excellent job and was almost indestructible.
m_mueller 10y ago
give that thing a bit of a redesign, put up nice LED lights with a warm color and you have the perfect 'smart' light. In Japan there is a company selling good but cheap LED fixtures with very simple and well built remote controls, temperature setting and three dim modes. It works perfectly with existing switches, you can reset its state by switching on and off twice in succession and the remote buttons are illuminescent. That's smart. Keep your wifi and app interfaces away.
- akerro 10y ago
  Links?
  - m_mueller 10y ago
    here you go: http://ohyamalights.com/classifications/olcld-decorative-ceiling-light http://ohyamalights.com/classifications/olcld-decorative-cei... for some reason I can only find the remotes in Japanese sources. I suppose they're afraid of English customer support calls... http://image.rakuten.co.jp/e-akari/cabinet/led/1892240-e.jpg http://image.rakuten.co.jp/e-akari/cabinet/led/1892240-e.jpg
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jamessb 10y ago
You can still buy dimmer switches. Most have a rotating knob, rather than a linear slider, but here is one with a slider (which also looks much nicer than your grandmother's): http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneControls/Dimmers-Switches/SkylarkDimmer/Overview.aspx http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneControl...

by akerro 10y ago

dozzie 10y ago

> My grandmother has a switch like this one [1]. Now it's like 60 years old switch. Oh boy, how fugly it is. I had the same xD Still, it did an excellent job and was almost indestructible.

m_mueller 10y ago

give that thing a bit of a redesign, put up nice LED lights with a warm color and you have the perfect 'smart' light. In Japan there is a company selling good but cheap LED fixtures with very simple and well built remote controls, temperature setting and three dim modes. It works perfectly with existing switches, you can reset its state by switching on and off twice in succession and the remote buttons are illuminescent. That's smart. Keep your wifi and app interfaces away.

akerro 10y ago
Links?
- m_mueller 10y ago
  here you go: http://ohyamalights.com/classifications/olcld-decorative-ceiling-light http://ohyamalights.com/classifications/olcld-decorative-cei... for some reason I can only find the remotes in Japanese sources. I suppose they're afraid of English customer support calls... http://image.rakuten.co.jp/e-akari/cabinet/led/1892240-e.jpg http://image.rakuten.co.jp/e-akari/cabinet/led/1892240-e.jpg
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jamessb 10y ago

You can still buy dimmer switches. Most have a rotating knob, rather than a linear slider, but here is one with a slider (which also looks much nicer than your grandmother's): http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneControls/Dimmers-Switches/SkylarkDimmer/Overview.aspx http://www.lutron.com/en-US/Products/Pages/StandAloneControl...