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L1,L2,L3,L4 switch replacement
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 561243" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>What you have learnt is that there is NO standard convention for label identification of terminal connections on light switches!!</p><p></p><p>Each manufacturer has their own preferences, which may or may not match the make of the switch that you are replacing...</p><p></p><p>All you need to know is that:-</p><p>"One-Way" switches have two terminals.</p><p>"Two-Way" switches have three terminals. {and can be used as a One-Way switch.}</p><p>"Intermediate" switches have four terminals. {and can be used as a One-Way or Two-Way switch.}</p><p></p><p>But in ALL cases how the terminals are labelled is up to the manufacture!!</p><p>It could be any combination of , 1,2,3,4,Com,C,L1,L2,L3,L4,IN1,IN2,OUT1,OUT2 etc.. etc.. etc...</p><p></p><p>However there should always be a bit of paper illustrating how it should be wired i.e. what each terminal actually does.</p><p></p><p>The key thing is looking for the words "One-Way", "Two-Way" or "Intermediate" in the product descriptions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 561243, member: 250"] What you have learnt is that there is NO standard convention for label identification of terminal connections on light switches!! Each manufacturer has their own preferences, which may or may not match the make of the switch that you are replacing... All you need to know is that:- "One-Way" switches have two terminals. "Two-Way" switches have three terminals. {and can be used as a One-Way switch.} "Intermediate" switches have four terminals. {and can be used as a One-Way or Two-Way switch.} But in ALL cases how the terminals are labelled is up to the manufacture!! It could be any combination of , 1,2,3,4,Com,C,L1,L2,L3,L4,IN1,IN2,OUT1,OUT2 etc.. etc.. etc... However there should always be a bit of paper illustrating how it should be wired i.e. what each terminal actually does. The key thing is looking for the words "One-Way", "Two-Way" or "Intermediate" in the product descriptions. [/QUOTE]
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