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    Mar 18, 2014, 08:44 AM
    Electrical wire diagram-3 switchway light
    The 3 way switch has "common" pointing to one screw (I believe the black one, the other 2 screws are brass colored).Which wire is the "common? The 120 volt or the wire to the light or the wire between the 2 switches?
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    Mar 18, 2014, 09:46 AM
    Black screw is the common and it gets your black wire. Read completely How to wire a 3 way switch
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    Mar 18, 2014, 05:10 PM
    Hot is to the black terminal, traveler wires are either of the other two terminals. Wiring is different when power is at the switch or at the ceiling box. Remember, hot is always switched. Look at the link posted.
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