I didn't have enough fuel (beer) to realy think about it last night, but came up with the same meathod wa2ise mentioned with some modification. Which I won't go into for the sake of the student.... But am wholey confident that it can be done without switching neutrals, and operate in the intended manner from either direction. Or from the same direction twice. (I have to draw it out to be sure, which will take some time, and some beer.)
Now, last night while sipping my only beer, and pondering this puzzler, I realized that I have done this problem 15+ years ago, in school. It was an epiphany! Now, without giving it away, here is two clues:
Voltage drop can be an issue
Each switch changes state twice
Now I need some beer to absolutely sure.
(Jon, what is a "French 3-way? The same as a Hollywood 3-way?)
