Home Light Switch Wiring Diagram. Switch wiring shows the Power Source Power In starts at the switch box. When a new light is to be positioned over a work surface or even an external light fitted there is no reason why a pull switch should not be mounted in any convenient position.
Green or bare wire is the ground wire. Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal. Hold the red and black terminals of your circuit tester to a red and a black wire that appear in the same cable.
The way I show allows you to fairly easily add a second two way switch to an existing light switch by simply wiring them together in a certain way.
A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial depiction of an electric circuit. Electrical switch diagrams that are in color have an advantage over ones that are black and white only. MOUNTING Clipsal Standard Range products use the 30 Series Switch. All connections must be made before the final connection to the live circuit which must be turned off while connection is made.