Old Bakerlite 2 gang to New 2 gang help

[ban-all-sheds]

Personally I would do a continuity check across the switch terminals to confirm

And possession of the right tools and the right basic knowledge would mean absolutely no mysteries for Gav.

 

[bernardgreen]

Flameport... Thanks for posting the page from the Crabtree catalogue,

I like it that Crabtree supplied wood screws as well as "normal" screws for fixing the plate to a back box. I recall so many wooden back boxes.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The only wooden back boxes I've seen were for accessories with machine screws which forced little toothed lugs outwards which dug into the sides of the box.

 

[mikeyd]

The box lugs are at the sides, not top & bottom, so unless the two rockers/toggles are arranged vertically, Bernard is right and flameport is wrong.

Would everybody please take this as a defining example of the folly of using guesswork and stop advising and facilitating it?

I offered no advice. The query was answered and I found it interesting and the OP agreed we could discuss it. Your (BAS) input is, as usual not helpful. (To be polite)