I want to change a 2 way light switch to a dimmer switch. The existing wiring has a red and a black wire going in at 2 terminals in the bottom and a grey wire going in at the top and is also earthed. The dimmer switch has 3 terminals along the bottom marked ~ L1 L2. Which colour wires do these correspond to?
wiring a 2 way dimmer
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That grey wire may be a double insulated single conductor.
A photo would be good.
As Spark has said. need to know what colour wires go in which terminals on the old switch before advising further.
A photo would be good.
As Spark has said. need to know what colour wires go in which terminals on the old switch before advising further.
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L1 -> ~
L2 -> L1
L2 -> L2
But you really ought to have a proper understanding of how electrical circuits work, what switches do etc before fiddling with them.
Also, are you aware of how things will work when you replace one of a pair of 2-way switches with a dimmer? Where is the light and where is the other switch?
L2 -> L1
L2 -> L2
But you really ought to have a proper understanding of how electrical circuits work, what switches do etc before fiddling with them.
Also, are you aware of how things will work when you replace one of a pair of 2-way switches with a dimmer? Where is the light and where is the other switch?
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