Electrical 3 Way Switch Wiring Schematic. 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. Step by step instructions on how to wire a switched outlet.
Sometimes it is handy to have an outlet controlled by a switch. Here is a schematics in pdf format and a step by step process of connecting the wires with power at the switch. The two hot wires of three wire cable connect to a pair of brass colored traveler terminals on each switch.
3 way switch is a multiway switching or interconnection of two or more electrical switches to control an electrical load from more than one location.
By correctly connecting two of these switches together toggling either switch changes the state of the load from off to on or vice versa. Wiring diagram 3 way switch with light at the end in this diagram the electrical source is at the first switch and the light is located at the end of the circuit. The white wire of the cable going to the switch is attached to the black line in the fixture box using a wire nut. 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.
