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On May 15, 2:07 pm, wrote:
On Sun, 15 May 2011 13:38:44 -0400, "RBM" wrote:

"JIMMIE" wrote in message
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For aesthetic purposes I wanted to use toggle switches as those
commonly used on electronic equipment for use as light switches in a
room. Plan is to make my own cover plates from brushed aluminum. What
would the requirements be to make these code compliant if that is
possible, The switches I have are rated for 120VAC @ 20 amp DPDT I was
planing on using these switches as for both the single switch, 3 way
and 4 way operation.

Jimmie

** I would think that as long as they are rated for the proper voltage
and
amperage, they should be fine. Those switches are fine for single pole
and 3
way operation, but they won't work for 4 way

Why not? All you have to do is cross connect the switched contacts. I
have my air compressor set up that way as we speak using low voltage
but the logic is the same. I have 5 ports with a switch at each
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My first thought was along the lines of what RBM said, ie as long as
the switches are rated for the voltage/current, they should be OK.
But then upon thinking about it a little more, isn't there the issue
of grounding? Normal wall switches have grounding lugs, while
the kind of toggle switches Jimmie is talking about do not. And
most of them also have metal parts protruding beyond the cover
plate. Isn't that a code issue?

Not an issue if the boxes are metal. If they're plastic, the switches would
need a ground connection