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Thread ID: 41204 2004-01-02 23:38:00 Off Topic - Light Switch Wiring, need explaining Noel Nosivad (389) PC World Chat
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204967 2005-03-27 16:41:00 Hi all,

I live in the U.K and the law says that I need a qualification to mess with the wiring in my or your home BUT I play around with a shop or factory's electrics as much as I like without any experiance.

The law is an ass.

Roystonwales
roystonwales (5066)
204968 2005-08-29 21:53:00 Hi from Canada. I found this message board looking for information on NZ wiring. I bought two light switches at Mitre 10 when I was last in Auckland, as I like their look and feel and want to install them in my home in Toronto. I am looking for some schematics for the light switch itself. I read the above posts and understand there are 4 contacts in the switch: 1, 2, C, and Loop.

Cheers!
Sunboy (5067)
204969 2005-08-30 02:31:00 Welcome to PressF1, Sunboy.


The "loop" terminal is just that. It isn't connected to anything inside the switch. It's intended for joining two or more wires which need to be joined.

The "C" terminal is the "Common" of the single pole double throw switch. and "1" and "2" are the two sides. Switch operation gives C-->1 one way, and C-->2 the other way.
Graham L (2)
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