Wonderful 3 Way Switch No Traveler
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3 way switch no traveler. I ve decided to put this faq together to help those with questions about installing ge 3 way switches. The master switch requires a line 110vac with neutral and ground and load. Sep 2002 total posts.
A three way switch with no travelers. The wire that will be hot when the circuit is completed to your light usually black traveler. When opening the junction box i found only three wires going.
A 3 way lighting circuit consists of 2 light switches controlling a single load i e. Either traveler wire can be connected to either traveler terminal. In any 3 way there is a master and slave switch.
Traditionally the slave requires a line and traveler wire to the master. In existing 3 way wiring this wire toggles hot between two. When used in combination with another type of switch the four way switch you can arrange switches to control light fixtures from three or more locations.
The return wire for circuits usually white load. I was rewiring a garage with an existing three way between it and the house. This allows the slave to toggle power to the same load via the physical traveler wire.
A three way switch has three terminals. Referring to the graphic above the two traveler terminals on one 3 way switch are connected to the two traveler terminals on the other 3 way switch by the two traveler wires. Two travelers and one common.