[BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think there called, they have two wholes on the back where the wires go in to verses the one i

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Dale Leavens
. These grip very tightly. This is a good thing as it makes the connection by bighting into the copper. Dale leavens. - Original Message - From: Blake Hardin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:57 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Lenny McHugh
:38 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? You can use a two way switch in a one way installation. Use the two connections on the one side, not the top two. The wires are hard to pull out, the screws don't make any difference

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Blake Hardin
, 2010 4:57 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Dale Leavens
@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? Dale, the next time you get one of those switches in your hand examine it carefully. There are small indentations near the hole where the wire is pushed

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Dale Leavens
. You would really be better off using the correct switch. Dale Leavens. - Original Message - From: Blake Hardin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? Hi thanks

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2010-08-25 Thread Ron Yearns
: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think there called, they have

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?

2010-08-25 Thread Phil Parr
This may sound kind of dumb to some but, it has always worked for me. If I am in doubt as to what a switch or pot or such does, I try it with speaker audio first. With eight ohms, i mean after the transformer, you can't hurt anything or your self and then you know before using it in 1 10.