ELECTRICAL AND

INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE NC II
UNIT OF COMPETENCY:
Install Electrical Lighting Systems on
Auxiliary Outlets and Lighting
Fixtures

LEARNING OUTCOME:
INSTALLING LIGHTING FIXTURE

Install electrical wiring

system using one type of
wiring methods:

Circuit using 3-way switches in

two locations:

3-way

switch circuits:

> Here are several variations of

using 3-way switches to control

lights from two locations. Colors
are shown consistent with the
NEC.

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slide is perhaps the simplest

arrangement, panel to switch to
switch to light:

SINGLE LIGHT CIRCUITS:

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slide is a variation with the

light between the two switches,
i.e., panel-switch-light-switch. In
this case, the end of the white wire
from the light box to the right
switch must be re-marked black to
indicate that it is a hot wire:

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is a circuit with the light

between the two switches, but with
the panel feeding the light box. Note
similar remarking to above.

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of the above can be modified to

control multiple lights. Additional
lights are just wired in parallel with
the first, using two conductor cable.
The black should be connected to the
black wire feeding the light and the
white to the white wire feeding the
light in all cases. Here is one
example.

CONTROLLING MORE THAN ONE LIGHT:

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TION 3-WAY SWITCH