Strip the electrical insulation from the wires. They have two screw terminals plus a ground screw.
0121 0140 Series Multi Pole Toggle Switches Ordinary Location
Single pole toggle switch wiring. We have over 5000 products i. Steps for wiring a single pole switch remove the existing switch if necessary. Two single pole switches controlling each other and a light fixture would not function correctly therefore technically it would not be compliant with electrical codes. And terminal 3 can connect to any load to power any device. Connecting the new. In a situation such as this you should consider the option of installing a matched pair of master and slave switches which will act just like two three way switches.
They are not very common when compared with other. Single pole switches are the most common light switches in a home. How to wire up an on off toggle switch. Remove the switch cover plate by removing the two screws. Terminal 2 is the terminal which receives the power necessary so that the loads on terminals 1 and 3 can be powered. If this is a new installation strip 34 of the insulation from the.
How to wire a single throw double pole switch step 1. The letters dpst should be stamped somewhere on the. Ascertain that you actually need to use a dpst switch. Terminal 1 can connect up to any load to power a certain device. Make sure your dpst switch is actually a dpst switch. The other terminal is for a second hot wire called a switch leg that runs only between the switch and the light fixture.
One screw terminal is for the hot wire that feeds the switch from the power source. The switch is now. A spdt toggle switch has 3 terminals.
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