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#51548 05/01/05 09:34 PM

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Way means wires. A three-way switch has three terminals, A four-way switch has four terminals.

I am not old enough to know why.

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3-way	AdamsAtoms	05/02/05 01:18 AM
Re: 3-way	JBD	05/02/05 01:34 AM
Re: 3-way	BigB	05/02/05 03:20 AM
Re: 3-way	Steve Miller	05/02/05 10:30 AM
Re: 3-way	Sandro	05/02/05 10:32 PM
Re: 3-way	PEdoubleNIZZLE	05/03/05 01:16 PM
Re: 3-way	pauluk	05/03/05 05:46 PM
Re: 3-way	gary long	05/09/05 12:53 AM
Re: 3-way	Larry Fine	05/09/05 02:26 PM
Re: 3-way	Ryan_J	05/09/05 02:52 PM
Re: 3-way	BPiersel	05/09/05 04:13 PM
Re: 3-way	Dnkldorf	05/09/05 07:46 PM

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