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semiquaver ◴[12 Oct 23 19:53 UTC] No.37862310[source]▶

  > I want a variant that works like this: If the power is quickly turned off and on again, the outlet switches from powered to unpowered (or vice-versa).
Philips has a line of bulbs called SceneSwitch that use this rapid on-off mechanism to change their brightness and color temperature to one of three levels. It’s funny because incandescent three-way bulbs and switches used to be very common. Now that everything is LED you need a complicated timer system to achieve the same result. I’m just happy to be able to dim my table lamps without a bunch of extra technology.
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dragonwriter ◴[12 Oct 23 19:59 UTC] No.37862379[source]▶
> It’s funny because incandescent three-way bulbs and switches used to be very common. Now that everything is LED you need a complicated timer system to achieve the same result.

Or just a dimmable LED bulb in an existing 3-way fixture.

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1. seltzered_ ◴[13 Oct 23 03:14 UTC] No.37866163[source]▶
....and a little label next to the switch so you know it's got a sceneswitch bulb.

I first learned about these from the author of 'calm technology' https://calmtech.com/