"Hudson, Alan" <[email protected]> wrote (in 
<fe36321c2f8cbb4cb5cc3758835ad6ce09150...@amsms01003.jupiterlnk.net>) 
about 'home outlet wiring', on Tue, 6 Dec 2005:
>Is it just me and the Prozac having an off day? Are such switches 
>actually called "3-way" and "4-way" everywhere (including here in the 
>UK)?

No, only in the US of A. I think the idea is 'on-off-on' - 3 ways, and 
the '4-way', that we call an 'intermediate switch', is obviously 'one 
more' than the 3-way.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
Deadlines are 90% of deadliness.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

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