A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the power and signal connections between the devices.
3 Way Switch Wiring Diagram With 3 Lights. In the above 3 way switch wiring diagram at each switch the black wire gets connected to the copper or black screw. This 3 way light switch diagram shows connections when the power comes into the first switch on to the second switch and then on to two or more lights switched by the 3 way circuit. 3 way switch wiring diagram depicting all wires in the ceiling junction box.
Red and blue wires link traveler terminals of both switches. In the ceiling light fixture electrical box one black wire from a 3 way switch gets connected to the black load wire on the light fixture. This might seem intimidating but it does not have to be. Typical 3 way switch wiring nm cable.
As with the other diagrams on this page more lights can be added by duplicating the wiring arrangement between the fixtures.
The black and red wires between sw1 and sw2 are connected to the traveler terminals. Red and blue wires link traveler terminals of both switches. Here the source and the fixtures come before the switches. In the ceiling light fixture electrical box one black wire from a 3 way switch gets connected to the black load wire on the light fixture. In the 1st diagram below a 2 wire nm cable supplies power from the panel to the first switch box.
3 Way Switch Wiring Diagram With 3 Lights. Three wire cable runs between the switches and 2 wire cable runs to the light. This 3 way light switch diagram shows connections when the power comes into the first switch on to the second switch and then on to two or more lights switched by the 3 way circuit.