Extremely easy to follow and excellent with the example. I'm wiring up lighting inside my trailer and want a light switch at the rear and side doors, this is perfect.
I have the same style switch panel and was wondering how to replace one of the switches with a momentary pushbutton, the same way you did with your two way switch, thank you so much for helping me understand how to do this
Thank you for presenting this information in such an easily ‘digested’ manner. I am trying to figure out (adapting) this exercise to control a light function from THREE locations (switches). Is this something that you could verbally inform me (us) on, without the need for producing an additional video ? Thank you regardless.
Excellent video. Thank you! I have a 2023 Sprinter 144". Have you by chance got a way to do this for switches in 3 locations WITH a dimmer at one location? One in the front or just behind the driver's seat, one on the B-pillar by sliding door and one in the back. I would do this for 3 light circuits. We call it a 4-way switch system in the USA. Any help with this would be appreciated. TIA🙏
Incredibly helpful video, workign through this now and this is the simpliest explaination I've found! Did you end up integrating the dimmer into the 3 way switch? I didn't see how the dimmer switch fit in with the 3 way functionality.
Hi David, would this set up with the on off on switch work for a electric water valve? Could I have two switches in different locations that could open the valve? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Thanks for this video. If I wanted to use a push button, that doesn't latch, but does illuminate, so my OCD doesn't have to worry about forever changing switch positions, what kind of switch would that be? I think it would be a DPDT or Changeover switch, but I'm not sure.
I know how you feel, I like my 2-way switches to point in the same direction, so they look off (or all look on). I hate it when one is up and another down, I have real problems with that. I've tried to find something on-line but unfortunately I haven't found anything yet.
might have to run a live to both the on positions. Otherwise, you would have two off positions. If you have a diagram of your circuit would love to see it.
Hi there, thank you for your video, this may be a stupid question, but originally you say about the switch using the gold prong for ground, then went on to connect lives to all 3 terminals on both switches, were both of the switches on/off/on switches? Thanks in advance.
No, the first switch had a LED fitted, so the switch required a ground to light it when on. The first switch was simply an ON/OFF switch. No LED fitted to the second ON/OFF/ON switches.
I'm really sorry I haven't responded earlier, but to answer your question I tried with the single position switch and I could only make it function as an on off switch not 2 way switch.
@@shed52please put link in bio as it doesn't work here and searching for it didn't chime up with anything.. were they specifically rated for DC? As, so many online are rated for AC. And, there is mixed feedback re if AC is ok for DC.
Hi sorry for the late reply, I think of the 0 location as neither on nor off but a neutral position. So to try to make a 2-way switch without the centre 0 would mean the switch wouldn't work properly. It could work but it would mean traveling to the other end of the van/vehicle to turn the lights on and off because they are not synchronised. The 0 position overcomes this, so I would recommend a switch to a 0 position. Hope this helps, David
Extremely easy to follow and excellent with the example. I'm wiring up lighting inside my trailer and want a light switch at the rear and side doors, this is perfect.
Thanks for the feedback Harry.
I have the same style switch panel and was wondering how to replace one of the switches with a momentary pushbutton, the same way you did with your two way switch, thank you so much for helping me understand how to do this
Fantastic content and is very well explained.
Thank you for the feedback John.
Life saver of a video! Thank you. Managed to do this in my van today. 😀
Brilliant, glad to hear the installation went well.
this is actually cool ngl
Thank you for the feedback
Well explained and exactly what I went looking for. Thank you.
Thank you for the feedback, it really is appreciated.
Thank you for presenting this information in such an easily ‘digested’ manner. I am trying to figure out (adapting) this exercise to control a light function from THREE locations (switches). Is this something that you could verbally inform me (us) on, without the need for producing an additional video ?
Thank you regardless.
Excellent video. Thank you!
I have a 2023 Sprinter 144". Have you by chance got a way to do this for switches in 3 locations WITH a dimmer at one location? One in the front or just behind the driver's seat, one on the B-pillar by sliding door and one in the back. I would do this for 3 light circuits. We call it a 4-way switch system in the USA. Any help with this would be appreciated. TIA🙏
Incredibly helpful video, workign through this now and this is the simpliest explaination I've found! Did you end up integrating the dimmer into the 3 way switch? I didn't see how the dimmer switch fit in with the 3 way functionality.
Good morning Will, thanks for the feedback. I'm working on the mechanics of my van at the moment, but will develop a video on 3 way switches.
Hi David, would this set up with the on off on switch work for a electric water valve? Could I have two switches in different locations that could open the valve? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Thanks for this video. If I wanted to use a push button, that doesn't latch, but does illuminate, so my OCD doesn't have to worry about forever changing switch positions, what kind of switch would that be? I think it would be a DPDT or Changeover switch, but I'm not sure.
I know how you feel, I like my 2-way switches to point in the same direction, so they look off (or all look on). I hate it when one is up and another down, I have real problems with that. I've tried to find something on-line but unfortunately I haven't found anything yet.
If the first switch is in the center (off) position, will the lights come on when the second switch is in either of the “on” positions?
might have to run a live to both the on positions. Otherwise, you would have two off positions. If you have a diagram of your circuit would love to see it.
Sorry just add, are you using a switch with three poles on the back?
Hi, did you do a video of linking the dimmer to the on/off/on switch? This is what I’m doing in my van. Thanks
This is the link for the video I did on dimmer switches, hope it helps David ua-cam.com/video/KD_Z0CyKtt4/v-deo.html
Hi there, thank you for your video, this may be a stupid question, but originally you say about the switch using the gold prong for ground, then went on to connect lives to all 3 terminals on both switches, were both of the switches on/off/on switches? Thanks in advance.
No, the first switch had a LED fitted, so the switch required a ground to light it when on.
The first switch was simply an ON/OFF switch.
No LED fitted to the second ON/OFF/ON switches.
Any reason why touch sensitive led downlights wouldnt work with a two way switch? I'm having real trouble getting my two way lighting system to work
Petty sure they would work, can't see why they wouldn't. If I can find some cheap ones, I'll try and do a test jig. Do have a specific light in mind?
Does this work with the other switch you had (the single position switch with an LED)?
I'm really sorry I haven't responded earlier, but to answer your question I tried with the single position switch and I could only make it function as an on off switch not 2 way switch.
Good video. Do you have a link for the 2-way switches? Thanks!
Here's the link for the 2-way switches, many thanks David
@@shed52I don't see a link? That's fine. I found some other ones online. Cheers!
ua-cam.com/video/EpW3t0_4w7c/v-deo.html @@reynoldallan4868 Try this link should work, I'm still new to this sorry.
@@shed52please put link in bio as it doesn't work here and searching for it didn't chime up with anything.. were they specifically rated for DC? As, so many online are rated for AC. And, there is mixed feedback re if AC is ok for DC.
Thank you for the feedback, I update the links and description. Thank you@@mknoyce
Is there a way to make the switch 2 way without 0 (middle) being off, keep flicking to 0 then two way dont work.
I'm about to try it with on-on switches instead of on-off-on switches
@@stephenlawson2000 Can you share your results please?
Hi sorry for the late reply, I think of the 0 location as neither on nor off but a neutral position. So to try to make a 2-way switch without the centre 0 would mean the switch wouldn't work properly. It could work but it would mean traveling to the other end of the van/vehicle to turn the lights on and off because they are not synchronised. The 0 position overcomes this, so I would recommend a switch to a 0 position. Hope this helps, David
I will wire it up tonight as by my working out it will work 2 way but not 3 way
Let me know how you get on. @@stephenlawson2000