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ban-all-sheds · 5 Sep 2006

I was in a wholesaler the other day, and the guy next to me had some light switches that had a couple of neutral terminals (no, it wasn't a DP switch - ordinary 2G2W light switch) - looks like they are finally making switches designed for loop-in-at-switch wiring.

Stand by for posts from people who have put the black into the neutral terminal and the red into one of the others...

Steve · 5 Sep 2006

just when we're finally getting through to DIYers, they go and complicate things by producing switches with MORE THAN 2 TERMINALS!

ban, if you dont mind me asking - i heard you work in IT, why were you in an electrical wholesalers?

Taylortwocities · 5 Sep 2006

He was getting his free copy of PE, of course!

BAS, any idea who is the manufacturer of those switches ?

ban-all-sheds · 5 Sep 2006

Sorry - no - I didn't find out.

crafty1289 said:
ban, if you dont mind me asking - i heard you work in IT, why were you in an electrical wholesalers?

Buying stuff for non-notifiable work - some T4 luminaires, push-to-break door switches, a Varlight dimmer (not for use with the fluoros)...

RF Lighting · 5 Sep 2006

ban-all-sheds said:
Buying stuff for non-notifiable work

Steve · 5 Sep 2006

RF Lighting said:
ban-all-sheds said:

Buying stuff for non-notifiable work

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hehehe.

tayla, when you find out, are you going to go and torch their factory? Nothing wrong with terminal blocks lol.

Belle427 · 5 Sep 2006

im second fixing on a site at the moment and the sparks have first fixed the lighting circuits in this manner,the neutrals in the switches are put in a connector block

ban-all-sheds · 5 Sep 2006

Gotta be better to have neutral terminals on the switch..

plugwash · 5 Sep 2006

i'm not so sure,

pro: less box depth needed as terminal block doesn't have to sit behind accessory
con: the more wires connect to the plate the more of a pain it will be to fit/remove the plate.

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