I have three switches for the landing light to replace and one is an intermediate switch. I bought a replacement but it's labelled differently. Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Here are the two switches
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
1 = L1 and 2 = L2 so basic no change. There is a add files option, why mess around with photos on another site?
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Ummm I noticed the 1s are opposite sides of the old switch but L1s are side by side on the new switch?
Does it matter which 1 goes to which L1?
Does it matter which 1 goes to which L1?
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Nope.
The easiest way is to swap them over as they are now, so the pair at the top stay at the top, which means the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom.
The easiest way is to swap them over as they are now, so the pair at the top stay at the top, which means the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom.
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Nope can't do that. As I said from the pictures. 'the pair at the top' of the original of switch are 1 and 2, 'the pair at the top' of the new switch are L1 and L1. So unless you can talk in those terms, I'm not confident you have seen the photos
Someone-Else wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:31 pm Nope.
The easiest way is to swap them over as they are now, so the pair at the top stay at the top, which means the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom.
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Trust me.
The pair at the top stay at the top, and the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom. What is hard in that? It does not matter what the terminals are called on a light switch, they could be called Tom, Dick, Harry and Dave, it matters not, what does matter is the ones at the top stay at the top............which means the ones at the bottom stay at the bottom.
(Nice clear in focus pictures too, pity they are upside down)
The pair at the top stay at the top, and the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom. What is hard in that? It does not matter what the terminals are called on a light switch, they could be called Tom, Dick, Harry and Dave, it matters not, what does matter is the ones at the top stay at the top............which means the ones at the bottom stay at the bottom.
(Nice clear in focus pictures too, pity they are upside down)
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Anyone know how to wire this intermediate switch?
Is the correct answerSomeone-Else wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:21 pm The pair at the top stay at the top, and the pair at the bottom stay at the bottom.