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[fraserstuart]

bedside lights the ones that you touch anywhere on the fitting snd the light comes on How do they work

[marden40]

Touch-sensitive lamps almost always use a property of the human body -- its capacitance. Capacitance is the capacity an object has to hold electrons. The lamp, when standing by itself on a table, has a certain capacitance. This means that if a circuit tried to charge the lamp with electrons, it would take a certain number to "fill it." When you touch the lamp, your body adds to its capacity. It takes more electrons to fill you and the lamp, and the circuit detects that difference. It is even possible to buy little plug-in boxes that can turn any lamp into a touch-sensitive lamp. They work on the same principle.

[fraserstuart]

brilliant answer thanks

[The Builder]

Cool ......... I didn't know that :o)

[Hopkirk]

You just have to hope your cat doesn't go sniffing around at night.