light switch

frankytee · 6 Aug 2011

i have just bought two light switches (MK 10amp single 2 way architrave)
i want to use them as inline switches for bedside lamps,but i am not sure how to wire them ..this is not the first time i have .have wired switches plugs /sockets.it is just that these are different.can anybody help.

EFLImpudence · 6 Aug 2011

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37582 go to no.6

In what way are they different?

holmslaw · 6 Aug 2011

sparkticus · 6 Aug 2011

frankytee said:
i have just bought two light switches (MK 10amp single 2 way architrave)
i want to use them as inline switches for bedside lamps,but i am not sure how to wire them ..this is not the first time i have .have wired switches plugs /sockets.it is just that these are different.can anybody help.

Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked common

Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L2

Sometimes the common is marked as L1. In this case

Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked L1

Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L3

Please make sure you switch off before working on electrics.

Taylortwocities · 6 Aug 2011

holmslaw said:
If thats the case the switches you've bought are totally unsuitable. They are designed for fixed wiring, and to be fixed to a box buried in or on the surface a wall.

Indeed. The MK switches have no facility to clamp the cables. This means that it is possible for the live end to be pulled out of the switch

With possible fatal consequences.
You won't know about it as you'll be groping around in the dark to turn the light on.

sparkticus · 6 Aug 2011

sparkticus said:
frankytee said:

i have just bought two light switches (MK 10amp single 2 way architrave)
i want to use them as inline switches for bedside lamps,but i am not sure how to wire them ..this is not the first time i have .have wired switches plugs /sockets.it is just that these are different.can anybody help.

Click to expand...

Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked common

Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L2

Sometimes the common is marked as L1. In this case

Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked L1

Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L3

Please make sure you switch off before working on electrics.

frankytee, you are going to secure the switches and the cables right?

If not, then as others have rightly said, the switches are completely inappropriate and would prove to be dangerous

EFLImpudence · 6 Aug 2011

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_In..._Menu_Index/Lighting_Accessories_3/index.html

frankytee · 7 Aug 2011

Thanks everybody for your help ,a bit confused now so i think i may buy new switches.i will also consult a electrician.that is not to say i doubt you .
(just the opposite ,but you have made me think.

riveralt · 7 Aug 2011

EFLImpudence said:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Lighting_Accessories_3/index.html

Just make sure you fuse down before you connect this up.

riveralt · 7 Aug 2011

sparkticus said:
Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked common
Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L2
Sometimes the common is marked as L1. In this case
Connect the LIVE (Brown or Red) from the mains into the terminal marked L1
Connect the Brown or Red (that goes to the lamp) into the terminal marked L3
Please make sure you switch off before working on electrics.

And the neutral and cpc goes where?

ban-all-sheds · 7 Aug 2011

riveralt said:
Just make sure you fuse down before you connect this up.

Fuse down to below the fuse in the plug?

Why?

fireman22 · 7 Aug 2011

ban-all-sheds said:
riveralt said:

Just make sure you fuse down before you connect this up.

Click to expand...

Fuse down to below the fuse in the plug?

Why?

well ban the switches listed are 2A

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