[Shop-talk] adding to a 4-way switch circuit.

[john niolon]

thanks for all the replies and way more information than I could process.  The suggestion I liked the best was to just add a couple more fixtures and wire them directly to the lamp output circuit in the opener.  I don’t want to learn a new type of electronics  and I don’t have easy access to the existing wiring (floor above the ceiling... and I’m 71 years old.)  You guys always come up with a way to do anything 
!!!

thanks

john

From: Pat Horne 
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 6:19 PM
To: john niolon 
Cc: Shop Talk List 
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] adding to a 4-way switch circuit.

It isn’t difficult as long as you can access one of the wires between switches & the power to the lights. You will need a relay with a coil rated at the light voltage. I assume that it is 120v. You also don’t want to turn the lights off if they already on! Do you want to allow the light timer in the GDO to turn off the lights or do you want to be able to turn them off manually without waiting for the delay? 

I can draw up a drawing for you. 

Peace,
Pat


Pat Horne  
We support Habitat for Humanity


On May 20, 2019, at 10:57 AM, john niolon via Shop-talk <mailto:shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:


I have 4- 8’ fluorescent fixtures in my garage that are controlled from three different doors.  I’d like to be able to do some circuit changes
so when I actuate the garage door opener it would also turn on these lights instead of the puny light in the unit.  It seems something might
be able to work using the light circuit in the opener but my head won’t wrap around a 4-way circuit and the relay/switch/hicky-thing in the opener !

any suggestions

thanks
john
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