Things You'll Need:
- Touch lamp kit Lamp with incandescent bulb
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Step 1
Buy a touch lamp kit at your local home improvement center, hardware store or lamp store. Check to see if the kit will work with the new energy-saving light bulbs; many brands won't.
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Step 2
Plug the special adapter you find in the touch lamp kit into a wall outlet near the lamp you want to make touch-sensitive. Plug the lamp into the special adapter wall-plug.
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Step 3
Connected to the special wall-plug adapter will be a gold-colored or silver-colored disk. The disk will be connected to the wall plug-in by a long wire. Set the disk wherever you want the touch switch for the lamp. You can mount the plate on a wall or set it on the table next to the lamp.
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Step 4
Make sure the lamp has the proper light bulb type (incandescent for most kits). Do not put in a three-way bulb.
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Step 5
Touch the gold- or silver-colored plate. The light should come on. Touch the plate again, and the light should get brighter. Touch it a third time, and the bulb should get brighter still. This is equivalent to turning your touch lamp into a three-way lamp without purchasing a three-way bulb. Touch the plate a fourth time to turn the lamp off.
