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    JessiJello Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    May 12, 2008, 11:09 AM
    1 light 3 different switches
    How do I control one light with three different (DPDT) switches? And without the use of four way switches?
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    May 12, 2008, 05:37 PM
    You DON'T. You use two 3-way switches and one 4-way switch.
    You DO NOT use "DPDT" switches.
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    May 14, 2008, 01:54 PM
    Sorry, I give advice on how to do things RIGHT, not for "experiments".
    Ask your shop teacher how to do it. :p
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