Retro touch accessories

Leesparkykent · Sep 3, 2017

Any one fitted this carp before? Possibly the worst accessories I've had to install.

Rocker Light Switches - RetroTouch Designer Light Switches & Plug Sockets - http://www.retrotouch.co.uk/rocker-light-switches.html

Have to link out intermediates etc, terminal screws have a DIY Phillips head that's as soft as ****.

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Wilko · Sep 3, 2017

Ooooo - very ugly. Haven't seen that before, lucky me !

7029 dave · Sep 3, 2017

No, never seen it and not cheap either.!

Dave OCD · Sep 3, 2017

I'll do my best to avoid those Lee.

telectrix · Sep 4, 2017

like the retro cable colours.

sam400 · Sep 4, 2017

Yea it's awful stuff
I fitted the ones with a glass surround which kept falling off pretty poor for the money

Taylortwocities · Sep 4, 2017

Yes. I had the misfortune to have to install these in a whole house refurb. The customer had bought the switches

. Luckily I had sight of them after first fix but before plastering was done as they are not wired as is the norm here in Blighty.
They were all glass-fronted touch dimmers. The wiring has a common live and one two or three outputs, for 1,2 or 3-gang dimmers. This meant the two-way switching for up and downstairs (on separate circuits, naturally) had to be completely rewired....

I did ask RetroTouch about another matter and never had a reply from them:
The three gang dimmer had a sticker on it that (to this day) I still do not understand..
any guesses.....?

They are very pretty though with a nice blue glow when they are on..

telectrix · Sep 4, 2017

that's septic talk for do not work live.

Dave OCD · Sep 4, 2017

Or don't solder the wires in when the high tensile cheese screw heads fail.

freddo · Sep 5, 2017

I don't think I've ever seen an intermediate switch made up like that, I have a rather old porcelain one here and even that one has been designed properly and not cobbled together from 2 existing parts.