Fw: Theoretical LD11 Usage

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx>]

Can a momentary switch be a two pole ?

G.

Gareth Cook
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"Malcolm Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxx>
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You would need the third momentary switch to be a two-pole type - that way
you keep the wiring to each LD11 isolated.  Otherwise, they would be
joined
together, and pressing *any* switch would turn them both on.

Mal


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Theoretical LD11 Usage


> Here's the skinny. We've done a flood wire in my chum's house, and in
the
> lounge 8 spots will hang off of 2 LD11's. One row each, one momentary
for
> each LD11.
>
> So, we've installed the 1.5mm cables to the light socket which will be
a
> momentary circuit. All standard stuff. Question is this : Is it
possible
> to have a third momentary switch, that is connected to BOTH LD11's, so
> when you press it, it's activates both LD11's at the same time.
>
> I think this should work - but what if someone pressed this switch AND
the
> normal individual switch - would that cause a problem with the voltage
> going down both ?
>
> I'm sure someone said they did the opposite, where it was a single
LD11
> but TWO momentary switches connected to it - effectively a 2way switch
> (such as the the upstairs lights where a switch is downstairs, and one
is
> upstairs)....
>
> G.
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