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1st, the white wires should be completely covered with black tape. Try putting both same colors at the top and at the bottom, if you have verified all these wires are the travelers from 2, 3-way switches. In this diagram the light is off. Toggling any of the switches will turn it on. Here's a diagram. On the left the hot wire comes in and is switched to one of two wires going to the other switch. The right switch selects either the on or off wire from the other switch. So either switch can be toggled to turn the light on or off.

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1st, the white wires should be completely covered with black tape. Try putting both same colors at the top and at the bottom,ifyou have verified all these wires are the travelers from 2, 3-way switches.

In this diagram the light is off. Toggling any of the switches will turn it on.

Here's a diagram. On the left the hot wire comes in and is switched to one of two wires going to the other switch. The right switch selects either the on or off wire from the other switch. So either switch can be toggled to turn the light on or off.

USO Y CONEXIONADO DE INTERRUPTORES 3-WAY y 4-WAY

USOS Y CONEXIONES DEL INTERRUPTOR DE DOS VIAS (3-WAY) Y DEL INTERRUPTOR DE TRES VIAS (4-WAY).El interruptor de dos vas llamado tambin (3-WAY), es usado principalmente, para controlar una ms lmparas desde dos sitios diferentes, en casos particulares, como para, el controlar el alumbrado de un pasillo largo (encendido y apagado) al inicio del pasillo y al final del pasillo, tambin para el control de lmpara de una escalera (encendido y apagado) desde planta baja y desde planta alta.En los siguientes diagramas les indico la forma de conexin y los diferentes casos de accionamiento de los interruptores, para el control de una lmpara.Para ello se requieren de dos interruptores de dos vas (3-way), como siempre el conductor a controlar es la fase (colorRojo) y el Neutro (colorNegro), debe ir directamente a la lmpara, veamos los siguientes diagramas.En la(Figura: 1a.), El 3-way No.1 la fase a controlar, est en la va (abajo) y el 3-way No. 2, esta con la lmpara en la va (arriba), no existe continuidad, circuito abierto y por tanto la lmpara en apagado.En la(Figura: 1b.), hemos pasamos el 3-way No. 1 hacia la posicin arriba y como el 3-way No. 2 est y la lmpara estn en va (arriba), hemos cerrado el circuito por la va (arriba) y por tanto lmpara encendida.Para lamisma conexin, veamos los siguientes casos que se pueden presentar.En la(Figura: 2a.), El 3-way No.1 la fase a controlar, est en la va (arriba) y el 3-way No. 2, esta con la lmpara en la va (abajo), no existe continuidad, circuito abierto y por tanto la lmpara en apagado.En la(Figura: 2b.), hemos pasamos el 3-way No. 1 hacia la posicin abajo y como el 3-way No. 2 est y la lmpara estn en va (abajo), hemos cerrado el circuito por la va (abajo) y por tanto lmpara encendida.En resumen se puede decir,cuando la lmpara est APAGADA y accionamos uno de los interruptores (3 way), encendemos la lmpara. As mismo cuando la lmpara est ENCENDIDA y accionamos uno de los 3 way, apagamos la lmpara.ApagadoEncendido

(Figura: 1a.) Posicin de los Interruptores (arriba-abajo) APAGADO de Lmpara.(Figura: 1b.) Posicin de los Interruptores(arriba-arriba) ENCENDIDO de Lmpara.

(Figura: 2a.) Posicin de los Interruptores(Figura: 2b.) Posicin de los Interruptores (arriba-abajo) APAGADO de Lmpara. (abajo-abajo) ENCENDIDO de Lmpara

Ahora veamos el caso siguiente; Si quisiramos controlar una lmpara con 3 interruptores, es decir desde tres sitios diferentes, debemos agregar al circuito un interruptor tres vas (llamado tambin 4-way), tal como se observa en los siguientes diagramas de apagados y encendidos de la lmpara.ApagadoEncendido

Para controlar la bombilla con ms interruptores, debemos agregar ms interruptores del tipo (4-way) entre los dos interruptores (3-way) de los extremos.THREE - WAY CONNECTION

How a 3-Way Wall Switch Works

Light switches are simple in design. Current flows through a switch to the load, such as a ceiling light. When you flip the switch off, it breaks the circuit and interrupts the flow of electricity. A basic light switch has two terminals and sometimes a ground terminal. The hot wire from the power source is connected to one of the terminals. The hot wire going to the load (such as a light) is connected to the second terminal. A 3-Way switch is different in two ways. First, it has one more wire connected to it, and second, instead of being on or off, it switches which wire it routes the current to.

A three way circuit allows you to operate a fixture or outlet from two different locations. You must use two switches and both switches must be a 3-way switch. A standard switch simply breaks or makes a circuit, it is either "on" or "off". A 3-way switch routes the current down one of two wires called travelers. When both of the two switches make contact through the same traveler wire, a circuit is made. This is how each 3-way switch can, at any time, turn a circuit on or off. Each switch can reroute the current to make or break the circuit.

Do I Need to Replace my Light Switch?

When a light switch fails, symptoms can include a loose or wobbly switch or it may be stiff or difficult to push. Lights that flicker may indicate a switch that is shorting. A switch that has failed completely will fail to turn on or in rare cases fail to turn off a circuit. With a 3-way switch circuit, one switch may fail but the other switch continues to work. However, identifying which switch has broken is not always obvious. If both 3-way switches are the same age, it may be worthwhile to replace them both at the same time.