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Wiring a switch for lights

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Posted by bfskinner on Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:47 PM

Bob,

I applaud you for showing remarkable restraint in your response. Evidently the member has a funky keyboard which occasionally doubles the letter "s" as in buss and inputss. Such things happen.

bf
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Posted by lionelsoni on Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:13 PM

Use it as a dpst switch, not spdt.

Bob Nelson

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Wiring a switch for lights
Posted by Dobson on Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:41 PM

I have two buss lines hooked up to lights on my layout and I want to turn them on with one switch. 

I have a dpdt switch that I think I need to use as a spdt switch. Their are 6 inputss on the switch. Do I just use 4 of them to accomplish this task?

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