2 way 2 gang light switch

[shazian]

can any one explain what terminal would be com on my new light switch !!! it has L1 L2 and L3

 

[bothyhead]

L1!

L2 will map to the old L1, and L3 will map to the old L2

c'est simple

 

[shazian]

stood here scratching my head, please elaborate,

if I have yellow black and red from upstairs switch and red and blue from downstairs lights - how does this relate to L1,L2 & L3 at top and bottom of new VOLEX switch ???

 

[ban-all-sheds]

That's not the same question that you originally asked....

Just move the wires according to what bothyhead said:

What was in COM on the old switch goes into L1 in the new,

L1 in old ==> L2 in new
L2 in old ==> L3 in new

How are the terminals arranged on the two switches? They are usually grouped in triangles, but sometimes one is inverted, i.e. using colours to show the associated terminals:
[code:1]COM COM

L1 L2 L1 L2

OR

COM L1 L2

L1 L2 COM[/code:1]

 

[shazian]

thanks for the help !!!

I did what was said in the first post !! and still could not get it to work !!! hence the reason I was scratching my head !!!

had all strange things happening.........the upstairs light was turing one off while the other was going on !!! or one would not work at all and the other would............ knew the first post had to be right...........but I sure had something wrong !!! some silly bugger had wired the upstairs one wrong !!! and no that silly bugger was not me !!! (this time)

got there in the end, thanks to the answers here !!!