It's a white as hot - not a neutral as hot, please. We do it because we don't want to use two kinds of two wire cable and two kinds of three wire cable, one with a white and one without. As it is, I can barely move around in my truck with one kind of each in non-metallic and bx both in several sizes.
There is a specific way to connect the wires, which makes troubleshooting easier.
Perhaps someone can provide a link to a 3 way switch diagram?
