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Why do we call a 3 way switch a 3 way and not a 2 way. I cant tell you how many times a customer has asked me this question and Im tired of not having an answer for them other than "thats just what they call em".
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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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I always tell them "This switch has a mate" or "Can you control this light from more than one switch?" etc. I try not to use trade terminology it only confuses the customers. I call receps "plugs", everyone understands that.
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I thought they did it just to confuse the homeowners and make electrical work more "mysterious". Therefore leading to more job security for us electricians
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As soon as we straighten out the 3way terminology, somebody tell me :
Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?
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I think a plumber came up with the name! LOL j/k
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As some of you already know, over here in England a 3-way switch is called a 2-way. A 4-way is known as an "intermediate" switch.
In general electronics work we always use ways to refer to the number of positions, i.e. a 4-way rotary switch is one which connects the common to any of four terminals.
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Grape nuts..... you open up the box.... no grapes.... no nuts...... what is the deal ???
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Don't feel bad. The pineapple is neither a pine nor an apple; it's a berry. Also, the peanut is neither a pea nor a nut; it's a bean.
Larry Fine Fine Electric Co. fineelectricco.com
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I thought a peanut was a legume.
Ryan Jackson, Salt Lake City
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