Wiring a push button lamp switch here a 2 way push button switch is wired to a lamp with 2 bulbs. Replacing a cord switch 1.
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How to wire a lamp switch. Remove the existing cord switch. The white or neutral wire bypasses the switch and goes straight to your lights. Unplug the lamp before you start the repair. Look for printing on the lamp cord to determine the size switch you need. The 14 3 cable has three insulated conductors. Insert the cord into the wire channel on the switch bottom.
The other end of the lamp is connected with neutral line of ac power supply. Some switches only require you to connect the hot wire. Press the switch halves together and tighten the switch screw. Examine your new switch to see which wires you have to cut. Connect the wires to the new 3 way switches with ground screws using one of the two wiring diagrams fig. Pin1 of both the switches are connected with the phase or live wire and pin2 of both the switches are connected with the one end of the lamp.
As you can see in the schematic diagram of 2 way switch circuit below the common of both the switches are short circuited. This diagram can be used to rewire an old push button lamp with a new switch replacement. The switch serves to cut the power from reaching the light switch. The hot wire from the cord is connected directly to the black wire on the switch and the neutral is spliced to the neutral contact on each bulb sockets. A standard single pole light switch will simply require you to attach the black load wire into it and then the black wire leaving the switch and to your lights. Feed a length of 14 3 type nm cable or 12 3 if youre connecting to 12 gauge wire between the two boxes.
Look for printing which says either spt 1. White black and red plus a bare ground wire.
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