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Schndr Light Switches.

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I am going to recommend  a certain make of light switches to all D.I.Yers. The make starts with an “S”.

They are just great for causing confusion, especially the two way type as the terminals are not traditionally positioned with the common at the point of a triangle and the L1 and L2 together opposite. Also the loop terminal confuses 'em luvverly. I got a load of work today when the householder had wired up some “S” light switches wrongly. GGGGGGGGGGGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat as that tiger used to say in the breakfast cereal commercial.

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    It`s the convention that is a worry. As said a Com at one end and the numbers 1 and two at the other end is almost universal. A loop for L (and even a loop for N if you want ) is not a bad idea but the spacing needs more thought in my opinion.

    I came across something a few years back - if memory serves it might have been a ceiling rose, but I could be wrong - anyway the LEN config was LNE or NLE if I remember correctly. Although I noticed it as I always read the terminations (I always read plugtop fuses not just the colour) apparently a few had been fooled by this, including a few “Electricians”

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    It`s the convention that is a worry. As said a Com at one end and the numbers 1 and two at the other end is almost universal. A loop for L (and even a loop for N if you want ) is not a bad idea but the spacing needs more thought in my opinion.

    I came across something a few years back - if memory serves it might have been a ceiling rose, but I could be wrong - anyway the LEN config was LNE or NLE if I remember correctly. Although I noticed it as I always read the terminations (I always read plugtop fuses not just the colour) apparently a few had been fooled by this, including a few “Electricians”

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