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    upgrading 2 gang switch - 1 x 1 way 1 x 2 way.

    Postby notts1966 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:57 pm

    I'm struggling to complete what - on the face of it - should be a straightforward switch upgrade.

    Situation.

    Current - and old - two gang switch operates a light in kitchen (2 way switching) and one in the dining room (one way switching).
    The kitchen light is a 2-way switch, with a further single switch by back door. I have replaced this switch with a new one and all works fine.

    Wiring coming into the current 2 gang switch is as follows;
    1 x two core (red and black) wiring
    1 x three core (red/blue/yellow) wiring
    1 separate - and single - black wire.

    In the current switch the terminal markings are;

    (Across the top) A (com) B (1 way) B (2 way)
    (Across the bottom) A (1 way) A (2 way) and B(com).

    The wires are connected as follows;

    Top - A (com) - yellow B (1 way) - the single black B - (2 way) - empty

    Bottom - A (1 way) - black (from black/red) A (2 way) - red (from red/black) and B (com) - red (from r/y/b)

    There is a link - red wire - between A (2 way) and B (com) on the bottom row.

    Hopefully that has painted a reasonably clear picture of the current situation.

    I am looking to replace the switch with a new one which has the following terminals in two distinct blocks;
    Block 1 - top - common, bottom L1 and L2
    Block 2 - top - common, bottom L1 and L2.

    Thanks in anticipation of an electrical 'wizard' coming to my aid to solve the problem!
    notts1966
     
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