"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 01:02:26 GMT, someone who calls themselves "Ivan
Vegvary" wrote:

I'm trying to wire 3-way switches on either side of a ceiling lamp.
The
power initiates at one of the switches. I've got the wiring scheme
figured
out but I have a problem.

Prior to installing the lamp fixture I decided to check the switch
functions
(at the ceiling lamp) with this simple $ 1.00 neon tester. With the
switch
on the neon tester gives full brightness, with switch off it still
lights
up, but very dim.
snip

Before I develop a migraine reading through that again, are the
switches a "Pilot light" design to light up when they are off? That
would explain some current flow through the neon pilot lights.

The switches stamped "ILLUMINATED" on the back would be a big clue.

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Even though you're an electrician Bruce, I'll stick my neck out and ask,
"Do they
even *make* 3-way switches with pilot lamps in them?".

Not impossible, but it's take some fancy wiring to make those neon pilot
lamps
light up when the switches are "off", wouldn't it?

Jeff

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Jeff Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

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science...)


I have several of them
the neon bulb is in series with the light bulb in the fixture when the
switch is off