3 Way Switch Diagram Common. This 3 way light switch diagram shows connections when the power comes into the first switch on to the second switch and then on to two or more lights switched by the 3 way circuit. Three wire cable runs between the switches and 2 wire cable runs to the light.
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With these diagrams below it will take the guess work out of wiring. This might seem intimidating but it does not have to be. Wall switches used to control ceiling light fixtures or other fixtures come in three types.
3 way switch wiring diagram.
3 way switches have three terminals one common usually black color and one pair of travelers usually brass color. In the ceiling light fixture electrical box one black wire from a 3 way switch gets connected to the black load wire on the light fixture. In this diagram the incoming hot wire attaches to the first switch s common dark colored terminal. A double switch has 2 switch levers in a single housing.
