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Yes I will try it first and will sure let you know how I get on. Thanks all
Indeed. In fact, if the OP would like a tidier arrangement, he could use that switch to control a new, additional, 'fixed' light fitting on the ceiling (or wall, or wherever) - totally separate from the present light and switching.Hi, having bought the switch why don't you use it as John D has suggested and use it to control a table lamp ?
Indeed - and that's why it's probably a saving grace that the electronic time-lag switch the OP has bought has (I would say unusually) got a battery!Bare in mind theres likely no neutral at your switches
2 way witching
We use a lot of cp electronics timers for smoking area heaters, there electronic bits do seem reliable, suggesting to me they do actually seem to know a bit about what there making and sellingthe electronic time-lag switch the OP has bought has (I would say unusually) got a battery!
Kind Regards, John
We use CP Electronics a lot, their simple stairway timer switches are very good, we have had only 2 need replacing, in both cases they still worked but had been physically broken after being punched! Their more professional microwave lighting controls are superb, I fitted a load of 2 channel sensors recently in an office, programming took seconds with the £10 remote control. Highly recommended.We use a lot of cp electronics timers for smoking area heaters, there electronic bits do seem reliable, suggesting to me they do actually seem to know a bit about what there making and selling
Yes that would work as suggested John.Thanks. The battery makes a big difference (making it functionally more like a pneumatic one).
If I understand the instructions correctly. what they are describing as 2-way switching would probably not be what you want. It would involve replacing both upstairs and downstairs switches with those time-lag switches. You would then be able to initiate a timed period of lights 'on' by pressing either, but I don't think that you could turn off the light from either of those switches during the timed period and nor do I think could you turn the light on 'permanently' (i.e. not timed).
However, again assuming I understand correctly, I think you could probably do as I was suggesting. Assuming you currently have conventional 2-way switching, I think if you kept the two existing switches and connected the lag-switch's 2 terminals to the L1 and L2 (not COM) of one of the existing switches, then it would probably work as I previously suggested - switching on the light for the timed period and then 'off' (provided that the light was switched 'off' by the conventional switches). The two existing switches would then continue to work as normal (except when 'over-ridden' during the timed period after pressing the time-lag switch's button).
I'll be interested to hear what others think about this idea.
Kind Regards, John
However, again assuming I understand correctly, I think you could probably do as I was suggesting. Assuming you currently have conventional 2-way switching, I think if you kept the two existing switches and connected the lag-switch's 2 terminals to the L1 and L2 (not COM) of one of the existing switches, then it would probably work as I previously suggested - switching on the light for the timed period and then 'off' (provided that the light was switched 'off' by the conventional switches). The two existing switches would then continue to work as normal (except when 'over-ridden' during the timed period after pressing the time-lag switch's button).
I'll be interested to hear what others think about this idea.
Kind Regards, John
Sort-of. An intermediate switch swaps the connections between the two strappers, whereas what I was talking about was connecting the two strappers together with the additional switch (in it's 'on' state).Similar to an Intermediate switch that is connected across the strappers
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