2 Way Light Switch Diagram. Fig a is the two way light switch mechanism fig b is the single gang switch face and fig c is the single gang two way light switch. Suppose you want to turn off the bulb top of the staircase from the upper switch above the ladder then switch off the switch then the circuit will break and the bulb will close.
Suppose you want to turn off the bulb top of the staircase from the upper switch above the ladder then switch off the switch then the circuit will break and the bulb will close. A 2 way switch wiring diagram with power feed from the switch light. To switch from two locations youll need 2 two way switches and wire them together in a particular way.
The electricity flows from the hot wire black through the 2 way switch shown in off position and then to the light and returns through the neutral wire white.
This is a completed circuit. Simple 2 way light switch with the power feed via the switch. You will see that there is a hot wire that is then spliced through a switch and that then goes to the hot terminal of the light. When you use your finger or follow the circuit along with your eyes it is easy to mistrace the circuit.