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My OCD blocked me from even thinking this could be an option :-)
Be sure to screw the unused terminal all the way in to minimize contact =
with metal.
jim
> On Jan 16, 2021, at 1:50 PM, neiljsherry@talktalk.net wrote:
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> You should be able to just ignore the extra terminal - most light =
switches in the UK have the three terminals and we just use the two for =
a conventional single switch setup.
> Neil
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> On 16 January 2021 16:05:50 GMT, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> =
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> That's a 3 way switch, for controlling a light form two places, like =
either end of a hallway. It needs another 3 way swicth, plus 14/3 wire =
between them, to work. If you're replacing a regular, one location =
swicth myou need to return this and get the correct one with 2 posts.=20
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> jim
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>> On Jan 16, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com =
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>> Embarrassing question here (again):=20
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>> I am replacing all the outlets (with GFI) and the light switch in the =
kitchen.
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>> What is the extra post on the right? (not the green one) What I am =
replacing only has three: both wires and the ground.=20
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">My =
OCD blocked me from even thinking this could be an option :-)<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Be sure to screw the =
unused terminal all the way in to minimize contact with metal.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">jim<br class=3D""><div><br=
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan =
16, 2021, at 1:50 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:neiljsherry@talktalk.net"; =
class=3D"">neiljsherry@talktalk.net</a> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: =
space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">You should be able to =
just ignore the extra terminal - most light switches in the UK have the =
three terminals and we just use the two for a conventional single switch =
setup.<br class=3D"">Neil<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 16 January 2021 16:05:50 GMT, Jim Franklin =
<<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@groupwbench.org"; =
class=3D"">jamesf@groupwbench.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
That's a 3 way switch, for controlling a light form two places, like =
either end of a hallway. It needs another 3 way swicth, plus 14/3 wire =
between them, to work. If you're replacing a regular, one location =
swicth myou need to return this and get the correct one with 2 =
posts. <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">jim<br =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan 16, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Tim . <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">Embarrassing question here =
(again): </div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">I am replacing all the outlets (with GFI) =
and the light switch in the kitchen.</div><div style=3D"caret-color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">What is the =
extra post on the right? (not the green one) What I am replacing only =
has three: both wires and the ground. </div><div =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
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normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; =
font-size: 12pt;" class=3D"">thanks</div><span =
id=3D"cid:E0374A64-D00D-4DF3-A4CB-190FAFAD0397" =
class=3D""><switch.jpg></span><span style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, =
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