touch sensitive switch

ian_72 · 8 Sep 2003

i've got a touch sensitive switch which turns 3 downlights on and off in the kitchen. Except it doesn't! When i touch the sensor itself, it works fine, but when i attach the sensor to the steel cooker hood, by touching the hood i can turn the lights on, but when i touch the hood again they won't go off.

any ideas?

thanks

Ian

breezer · 8 Sep 2003

yes, it is to do with capacitance (that is how the switch works) it is not designed to work on a cooker hood.

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