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When we first told you about the Essential Wall Dimmer from International Fashion Machines, we were wondering if its carpet-like conductive switch felt like a Brillo pad. The company sent us a demo unit, and we can now definitively tell you that it feels soft as silk, just like a fine piece of carpet. The $99 switch works well, and is extremely easy to turn on and off. We only noticed one slight downside to these pretty wall switches.
The only drawback we saw was the inability to have two or three of these switches together in a dual-gang or triple-gang arrangement, a common configuration around here. Some of us wished the conductive-fabric switching part was available in more than just that gray color, but the rest of us thought the whole concept was way cool. Big thumbs up! [International Fashion Machines]
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Very Cool... In addition to the fashion, this looks like it has some practical benefits, too.
When I bought our dimmer switches at Home Depot, they had 4-5 different kinds on demo, and every demo unit was broken except for one. I bought the one that was still working (a tiny button and slider, all smaller than a paper clip) but suspect this would be more durable.
Is the surround fabric, too? Would it get dirty with time? Would pantsing this cause electrocution?
I'd like to have an option that's a red triangle-shaped switch on a flesh-toned background. You know... something to match the drapes.
...what?
@KOTWF: C'mon down to Beaver Carpets!
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Soft as the well-oiled beard of a viking?
A little weird but for some reason I ♥ it.
yum... landing strip. I usually prefer baby smooth, but... oh wait this isn't Fleshbot. Sorry
looks like a muppet version of the standard dimmer. it does make me wonder who the consumer is that they are so worried about the tactility of their light switches.
Can't wait to see the carpet burns...
Wait where do I get conductive fabric. This looks like a Instructable waitng to be made.
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