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javeryh:

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The light on the switch is always on no matter if the switch is receiving power or not. Is this normal? Seems like it would have to be the case based on how it is wired but I was thinking the red light might turn off if the switch wasn't on.

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Sounds like you might have the input power on the wrong side of the switch ( ie. swap the AC in and jumper wire on the switch connectors) The light is wired to one side of the switch so if the input is on that side the light always receives power instead of only receiving power when it is switched on.

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Thanks. I followed this tutorial exactly and I made sure to have my switch facing the same way as the one in the video:

I'm almost afraid to change it but if I understand correctly, you are saying to switch the two connections on the left with the two connections on the right of the switch.

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EDited above to add a pic and explanation. THe light is internally connected to 2 of the prongs - If AC is supplied to that same side the light will always be on - if it comes in from the other side the light will only get power when the switch makes the connection (when switched on)

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OK, I think I understand...

My switch is upside down otherwise my wiring would be correct. I am supplying power to b1 and w1 but I should be supplying it to b2 and w2. Can I just swap b1 with b2 and w1 with w2? I am asking because if I actually popped the switch out and flipped it upsidedown, keeping the same wiring would mean the black and white wires are reversed.

JDFan:
YEs - Just keep the black wires on the same 2 connectors (ie. don't go from b1 to w1) and same for the white. The switch either cuts the connection from b1 to b2 and w1 to w2 (if off) or lets power run between the connections(if on) - SO it doesn't matter which pair is on which side of the switch but internally the Light is connected between either b1 w1 or b2 w2 so for the light it does make a difference which pair is the input (if on the pair the light iws wired to the light is always on or if on the opposite side the light is only on when the switch (connection from the 2 sides ) is On.

PL1:
Related pic and schematic.

You can see the lamp leads at the base of tabs B and D.

Scott

javeryh:
Thanks guys - I just rewired and it works perfectly. Power on = light on and power off = light off. Now I'm not so sure this is as simple as it should be with all the bad info out there!

JDFan:

--- Quote from: javeryh on June 30, 2018, 02:03:12 pm ---Thanks guys - I just rewired and it works perfectly. Power on = light on and power off = light off. Now I'm not so sure this is as simple as it should be with all the bad info out there!

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It's not really bad info it's just that when assembling these things in CHINA they can put those switches in in different orientations since it doesn't really make a difference in function and they tend to use different parts from time to time so even the same product can have sllght differences over time.

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