3-way swiches vs. dimmers?

Started by piginzen on 7 February 2007. 3 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 8148.

piginzen7 February 2007#1

Are 3-way light switches better for hum/interference than dimmers? I tried searching on the boards and found little to nothing on them. Anyone have an first hand experience? Thanks!

Eriksmusicproduction8 February 2007#2

A 3way is used to turn off/on something from 2 different locations, like a hallway, different animals.

Eriksmusicproduction8 February 2007#3

Oh I get it, your talking about 3way bulbs?? sorry bout that, yes 3way bulbs have none of the interference problems of dimmers. Man am I glad I didn't get into a long-winded explanation of turning off the hallway lights before going to bed.

piginzen8 February 2007#4

Eriksmusicproduction wrote:
Oh I get it, your talking about 3way bulbs?? sorry bout that, yes 3way bulbs have none of the interference problems of dimmers. Man am I glad I didn't get into a long-winded explanation of turning off the hallway lights before going to bed.

Excellent! Thanks!