Goedjn wrote:
On 21 Apr 2006 17:05:16 -0700, "whosthat"
wrote:


I have a 2-way switch in my hallway. One at the front door and one at
the back door, on the same circiut. They control 2 hallway lights, and
work perfectly. I have a double switch box installed in both places.
I am wanting to install a single switch into each box, to control the
porch lights. I need to jump the power from the 2-way circuit switch,
to the single switches.
How is this done (safely, by code) ? There are 2 black wires, 1 white,
and one ground connected on the double switch. I have 1 black, and 1
white on the porch light. The ground going to the outside base.

I have been reading other posts, and haven't seen anything to cover
this.
Also, if you are just going to call me an idiot, save your time, I
think your just an ass too. LOL. ( I've seen alot of that on here)
If you can help, please do. I had my dad explain it, and I did it like
he said, but it ain't working. ( He is a licensed electrician... don't
tell I'm asking someone else..lol)
He had me jump a wire from the bottom black screw, to the positive, and
connect the extra white to the negitive. I have tried this from both
black wires, and still have no power to the porch. HELP PLEASE. I do
know how to follow directions.



Well, If you put TWO porch lights at the far end of the hall,
you can set it up so that the second switch turns on ONE of them.
(which one depending on the position of the switch at the
near end of the hall).

At that point, you could use a pair of 120V AC Relays to
drive contactors in parallel with themselves, and
join the outputs from them to drive a single lamp...



Yes, but that presumes that there's a neutral available in thet "far
end" box to connect the return of the porch light(s) to, eh?

If the hall lights were wired in a "conventional" fashion and the
installer ran a three conductor cable (with ground) to that box there
wouldn't be a neutral in there, would there?

Jeff (Who started thinking of that "clever" solution in the shower
yesterday, but then thought about whether a neutral would be available.)

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Jeffry Wisnia

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented."