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2. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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   Ceiling fan. A modern ceiling fan. A ceiling fan mid-spin. A ceiling fan is a fan mounted on the ceiling of a room or space, usually electrically powered, that uses hub-mounted rotating blades to circulate air. They cool people effectively by increasing air speed. Fans do not reduce air temperature or relative humidity, unlike air-conditioning ...

3. Pull switch - Wikipedia

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   The most common use of a pull switch is to operate a ceiling electric light.The ceiling fan and mechanical wall fans are also appliances often operated by pull switches. . Pull switches may be either two-position (open or closed) or multi-position (allowing for different fan speeds or levels of illuminati

4. Wireless light switch - Wikipedia

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   A wireless light switch is a light switch that commands a light or home appliance to turn itself off or on, instead of interrupting the power line going to the light fixture. There are different ways to communicate between the switch and the fixture: [2] Using radio transmission: A radio receiver is typically wired or screwed into a fixture or ...

5. Light switch - Wikipedia

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   Vintage push-button light switches. The push-button light switch has two buttons: one that closes the contacts and one that opens the contacts. Pushing the raised button opens or closes the contacts and pops out the previously depressed button so the process can be reversed. In the U.S., the buttons were commonly black; the "on" button ...

6. Recessed light - Wikipedia

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   Recessed light. The interior of a Target store. A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light (for canister light) in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed it appears to have light shining from a hole in the ceiling, concentrating the ...

7. Timeline of lighting technology - Wikipedia

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   19th century. 1800–1809 Humphry Davy invents the arc lamp when using Voltaic piles (battery) for his electrolysis experiments. 1802 William Murdoch illuminates the exterior of the Soho Foundry with gas. 1805 Philips and Lee's Cotton Mill, Manchester was the first industrial factory to be fully lit by gas. 1809 Humphry Davy publicly ...