Two way and intermediate switching

[D Skelton]

How do you guys do it? Referring to the two pictres below, what are the pro's and cons to the two different methods? I'm trying to settle a minor dispute with a friend

 

[telectrix]

both ways are acceptable, i use the left one if only to do away with 1 choc connector. BTW, where the hell did you get the software to do such diagrams. i've been looking everywhere.

 

[Big n Daft]

Less connectors, I guess.
Personally I dont use any, strip the sheath back, cut strappers leaving the brown continuous.

 

[malcolmsanford]

DIYnot.com Tel

Funny i'm the opposite Tel I prefer the choc block as I'm just a lazy so and so and terminating 2 cables into a faceplate terminal is not my idea of fun

 

[Knobhead]

Left hand, and as Big n says no connectors

 

[electromonkey]

Left for me too. What's the dispute with your friend?

 

[D Skelton]

He does left, I do right. And his argument is that it is not a recognised way of doing it.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Well DS take no notice as it seems we are the only 2 so far that do it the right way, the others would rather stuff 2 cables into a small termination of a switch plate and leave the chance of having a poor termination that could be a point of an heat spot that could lead to a breakdown or in the worse case heat damage and fire .............:shades_smile:

 

[D Skelton]

That was my exact argument too at least with one termination in each you can bend the cable end providing a nice tight termination but with two cables, terminated into one termination, you can't do the same for both.

Edit: Just realised what a mouthful that sentence is haha. termination termination termination

 

[telectrix]

but with 2 ends in the switch terminal, there's less chance of a single end missing the screw and falling out. all depends as well on the size of the hole.

:6:

 

[Big n Daft]

Malc/Skel
you two must really struggle when doing a two way using a three core and earth. Getting the strappers, s/w, s/f in those pesky terminals. Or is done using connector and taking the s/w to other com term?

 

[i=p/u]

my 2p, never had to do 1 before, but was taught by the right side. so...

 

[Big n Daft]

but with 2 ends in the switch terminal, there's less chance of a single end missing the screw and falling out. all depends as well on the size of the hole.

:6:

And when putting a single cable in a hole we double the end over, effectively making it two cables to fill the hole. So is there a problem in getting two cables in a hole?.............ER no.
What on earth are they on about Tel'?

 

[D Skelton]

And when putting a single cable in a hole we double the end over, effectively making it two cables to fill the hole. So is there a problem in getting two cables in a hole?.............ER no.

I would have made that point too, although I would have been a bit less patronising in the way I made it

Malc/Skel
you two must really struggle when doing a two way using a three core and earth. Getting the strappers, s/w, s/f in those pesky terminals. Or is done using connector and taking the s/w to other com term?

I'm not quite sure I understand your question. Am I being dumb?

 

[Big n Daft]

Okay,
How do you do a two way circuit?

Patronising? Me? just av'in a laff.