Hi all, First post on here although I've used the forum for some helpful tips in the past...
I've searched through the threads but I cant find an answer to my particular issue...
I have just bought a 1930s house and need to replace a couple of knackered light switches. They are the very old round bakelite style ones. . When I took one apart, I found one connection at the top and two at the bottom in a triangle shape. There were two black wires coming into the connection at the top and a red wire from each at the bottom. One of each colour comes from the fusebox, the other black and red go off to the light fitment.
Where should I fit each wire on the new light switch which has a COM, L1 and L2 connections? I wired it up as I would a normal light switch but forgot in new wiring it is just the switching circuit that comes to the light switch and hence blew the 5Amp main fuse!
I did think I should just connect up the Neutrals in a connector block and switch the lives through COM and L1 but before trying I thought I would seek some sound advice before blowing more fuse wire!
Thanks, Cluffstarr
I've searched through the threads but I cant find an answer to my particular issue...
I have just bought a 1930s house and need to replace a couple of knackered light switches. They are the very old round bakelite style ones. . When I took one apart, I found one connection at the top and two at the bottom in a triangle shape. There were two black wires coming into the connection at the top and a red wire from each at the bottom. One of each colour comes from the fusebox, the other black and red go off to the light fitment.
Where should I fit each wire on the new light switch which has a COM, L1 and L2 connections? I wired it up as I would a normal light switch but forgot in new wiring it is just the switching circuit that comes to the light switch and hence blew the 5Amp main fuse!
I did think I should just connect up the Neutrals in a connector block and switch the lives through COM and L1 but before trying I thought I would seek some sound advice before blowing more fuse wire!
Thanks, Cluffstarr