Re: Beggginer 3-way switch question....

[Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:19:36 -0700, jaedend wrote:

> Thank you for the info.  Does it matter which switch goes where?  or
> are the master and slave interchangable?

Either switch can go at either end of the run.  The slave switch
is actually just a momentary-contact normally-open mechanical
switch - no electronics. So if one end of the run happens to be
subject to extremes of temperature, like an unheated garage,
that'd be the end to put the slave.

Read the installation instruction carefully.  Although the X10
3-way switches use the same set of wires as your mechanical
switches, they're different beasts and you've got to keep the
wires straight.  Get help if you don't understand how 3-way
mechanical switches work.