OT lamp has lost its touch

[cb]

have one those touch on/off table lamps.. how does it work and can it be repaired.. also. something is bugging me.. several years ago i was told what you call it, forgot now.. why the flames of a fire[unless forced otherwise] will always go upward on its own eg.. a burning match,torch etc..have a good day

 

[OldFarmTractor]

Why does the flame go up? Many think it is because heat rises. That of course is silly. Heat does not rise. Otherwise you would never get warm from the sun. It is above us and in that case, the heat goes down.

What happens is that less dense gases rise in the presence of more dense gases. When gases are heated, they expand. Since mass density is calculated by D=m/v, the more active molecules of gas are further apart and the density decreases. This decrease of density creates the updraft and rise of those gases, to be replace by gases with greater density. And hence we get winds.

Have you ever wondered, if the earth is rotating toward the east, why don't the winds come from that direction? Rather it is the chimney effect of the warmed air vs. the cooler air.

Now if I can only figure out how all the politicians can keep from floating away!

As for the light, you can replace the touch module with an add on module but I think, unless the lamp is a keepsake, I would replace it.

 

[cb]

thank you sir, for your reply..this was never explained to me how/why the flame acted this way.. i seem to remember it was given a one word name, but maybe not..no the lamp is not a keepsake, i think it was a $10.00 dollar deal at walmart.. have a good day

 

[Anonymous-0]

The reason the politicians don't float away is that they are full of compressed hot air, which we all know is heavy enough to keep them anchored. It's a pity, though.

 

[old]

At one time I had a good many of the circuit boards laying around that those lamps had in them. Seems I worked for that guy who as he said held the patent on that circuit board and we made them in his small circuit board shop. I was able to bring home a good many of them because they where blems. But no the lamp is not worth what it would cost to fix it but you can remove the circuit board and install a switch in it

 

[Cliff(VA)]

I went to a talk by Elizabeth Johnson (?) who was an astronaut on the space shuttle. She had a picture of a lit birthday candle on the shuttle. The flame was spherical. Weird looking. She claimed that since the flame did not clear the burned gases away in zero gravity, that the candle would shortly go out on its own.

I had to think about that a long time.

Cliff (VA)

 

[Bspauld]

If heat dont rise explain how the older tractors kept cool without a water pump.or why ceiling fans bring the heat down

 

[cb]

great responce.. i have said it before, there some great minds here on this site. it will take me a while to decipher all this info..thanks have a great week

 

[Plane Bart]

The Touch module is replaceable they sell them at Home Depot you will find it mounted in the base of the lamp cut off carefully the felt and glue it back, for a ten dollar lamp toss it and replace it it will save you time and money.
Also did you ever notice that a candel flame will change size when music is playing?
OK that sould be plenty to poder this evening don't leve the candel burnning unattended after you run and try this.
LOL

 

[J.Wondergem]

Are you saying the flame has ears??

 

[gregk]

I will have to argue that point. The reason that politicians won't float away is not because they are full of hot air but because they are full of S#)+. THat is heavier than air and water too so they shouldn't float either!

 

[redtom]

I believe the component in the lamp is called a "triac"(?), that controls the touch function.

 

[Mark - IN.]

I don't know about toucher lamps, but you may want to try one of those Clapper clap-on, clap-off things, especially if you have a fire place. Here's the deal. Fire does get bigger when music is played, even bigger if the music is loud. Now introduce a Clapper and clap-on, clap-off your light non-stop and real fast so that it looks like a strobe light, with loud music playing, and a fire in the fire place and the fire will dance like something out of a cross between a discoteque and Walt Disney movie out of the '30's. No joke, try it.

Just joking.

Mark

 

[Mark - IN.]

I don't know about toucher lamps, but you may want to try one of those Clapper clap-on, clap-off things, especially if you have a fire place. Here's the deal. Fire does get bigger when music is played, even bigger if the music is loud. Now introduce a Clapper and clap-on, clap-off your light non-stop and real fast so that it looks like a strobe light, with loud music playing, and a fire in the fire place and the fire will dance like something out of a cross between a discoteque and Walt Disney movie out of the '30's. No joke, try it.

Just joking.

Mark

 

[MPK]

I have replaced several of those touch control devises. Not too bad a job if you like to monkey with that like I do. One thing about them, some don't last too long. They are cheaper than lamps around here.

 

[DH in Carolina]

The lamp may start stinking in a few days because the genie has died in the lamp. DH

 

[cb]

yes sir, no doubt about it..this site really offers advice and enjoyment.. makes my day. hope it makes your day also

 

[Inno]

(quoted from post at 10:17:37 10/19/10) Why does the flame go up? Many think it is because heat rises. That of course is silly. Heat does not rise. Otherwise you would never get warm from the sun. It is above us and in that case, the heat goes down.

I must disagree with that statement. Heat does in fact rise and although that is not why the flames always go up it is a proven fact.
In outer space there is no up and down as there is no gravity so to say that heat goes down is false. The sun heats the earth by radiation striking the earth and warming it up, then the resulting heat rises.

 

[sotxbill]

I believe you lost your own argument. heat does rise in gravity, based on your arguement why it doent???

 

[Inno]

I see what you are saying.....what I should have said was something more like this.
The suns rays strike the earth thus warming the ground and other objects and the resulting heat then rises. It is not heat from the sun that causes this, but radiation from the sun which causes things on earth to heat up. To say that heat does not rise is not correct.
Now the reason heat rises is because hot air (or gas) is less dense than cold air (or gas) and yes, gravity does come into play because if there were no gravity to keep the colder air down it would all just move about freely.

 

[Bspauld]

I am afraid I will wear the channel changing botton on my remote with all the political ads on.Seems like hot air mixed with bull poop