Re: Door-operated mains light switch

Sep 13, 2003 3 Replies
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I've got a cupboard under the stairs which my kids use for their coats/bags


> etc. It's already fitted with a bulb and
> conventional manual light switch. Because they're always forgetting to turn
> the light off, I was hoping to replace the switch
> with one that's enabled (presumably a spring mechanism) when the door is
> open, and turned off when the door is closed.
> Are these available for mains circuits ? I only recall seeing them for 9 or
> 12V circuits in wardrobes etc.
> Thanks Paul
>
>

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Hello PHG

Cheaper: A PIR flood from the sheds. :)

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I had the same problem. I bought a mains rated push-button switch which operates push-off. I fitted this into a small plastic box, and mounted the box such that the door presses the switch button when the door is closed.

This has the advantage - IMSMC unlike the Ikea switch which is co-mounted with the lamp - that the lamp can be fitted anywhere in the cupboard. With a suitably rated switch and some suppression even a fluorescent or PLE can be used. I ran a supply from a nearby circuit and fed it to the configuration through a switched fused spur outlet so that I could make the circuit safe in the event of need of maintenance.

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