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The first switch is a single pole, switches 2-5 are 3 ways and switch 6 is a double pole. Hot to switch 1 and the switch leg to common of switches 2 and 3. One "taveler" from switch 2 to light 1, the other to the common of switch 4. One traveler from switch 3 to light 2 and the other to the common of switch 5. One traveler from switch 4 to light 3 and the other to the first pole on switch 6. One traveler from switch 5 to light 4 and the other to the second pole on switch 6. The switch leg from the first pole on switch 6 to light 5 and from the second pole to light 6.
Don

Don, I can't believe you beat me to it. I just sketched it in cad and emailed it to Scott35 to see if he could post it for me. Gotta be quick around here.

Ther only problem with this arrangement is that having gone through the tunnel one way it will then only work for the return trip.

You can't go through the tunnel twice in succession in the same direction.

Makes it easier to understand why they invented motion sensors ;-)

The lights follow you wherever you go at my house, inside and out.

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I have posted an ECN Member submitted Schematic, regarding this topic, in the Technical Reference section.

Look for it under the Topic Heading:

Lighting A Tunnel

(p.s.: You may click on the "Blue Underlined Text", which is a Hyperlink that will open the referenced page + Schematic)

Scott35

Scott I remember ripping out my hair on that one. But I think in that one now posted you can go IN, and then Back Out, but no-one could follow you through in the same direction. Not that it was technically part of the original question, but there has got to be a way to do it? As we all know, if it aint idiot proof - someone will tell you its broke.