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    Sep 24, 2012, 12:05 PM
    Diagram for wireing two switches from one power source
    I want to put two lights on one switch and 1 light on another. How do I do this with 1 power source?
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    Sep 25, 2012, 01:05 AM
    Are the switches in the same box?

    Where is power source located? At the a light? At a switch? At a junction box?

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    Sep 25, 2012, 04:02 AM
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    I want to put two lights on one switch and 1 light on another. How do I do this with 1 power source?
    All the neutrals together, split the incoming fed to both switches with pigtails, the two switch legs go to the switches.
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    Sep 25, 2012, 04:12 AM
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/electr...ox-701522.html
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    Sep 25, 2012, 05:36 AM
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