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Intermediate Switch

An intermediate switch, also known as a 4-way switch, is useful for controlling a light or electrical appliance from three different locations. It has four terminals that allow it to change the flow of electric current between circuits. When the switch knob is up, terminals A and C are connected, and terminals B and D are connected. When the knob is down, terminals A and B are connected, and terminals C and D are connected.

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Intermediate Switch

An intermediate switch, also known as a 4-way switch, is useful for controlling a light or electrical appliance from three different locations. It has four terminals that allow it to change the flow of electric current between circuits. When the switch knob is up, terminals A and C are connected, and terminals B and D are connected. When the knob is down, terminals A and B are connected, and terminals C and D are connected.

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It is a very useful switch with four terminal and commonly used when we need to control a light

point (or any other electrical appliances like fan, alarm, in the middle of stair etc) from three different
places.

Good to know: Intermediate Switch is also known as 4 way switch.

Construction & Working of Intermediate Switch

In an intermediate switch, there are four terminals by which it changes the flowing of electric current
from one circuit to another (see fig 1 & 2) and also known as three way switch. It has the ability to
ON and OFF the electric supply by two ways. The four terminals of intermediate switch construction
and its operation are shown in fig below where the 4 contact points may be known as A, B, C & D.
When the switch knob is up, the terminal contacts of intermediate switch connect terminal A with
terminal C and terminal B with terminal D as shown in fig 1a. On the other hand when knob is down,
terminal A is connected to terminal B and C to D then.

What is Intermediate switch, its construction, working principle and uses in different wiring (lighting
etc) circuits?

Fig 1: What is Intermediate Switch & How it Works ?

in other words, When the knob of the switch is UP, then the vertical contacts are connects in such a
way like AC and BD as shown in fig 1a). And when the knob is DOWN, then the Horizontal contacts
are connected (i.e. AB and CD as shown in fig 1b).

Fig 2 shows the basic construction and working of Intermediate switch.

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