Quick question regarding wiring a light.

[MDJ]

Understanding wiring is tough for most people, that is why were are a skilled trade, my advice is to just keep at it kid, one day it will just click into place, lots of good advice except the one silly post here, just bear with it and keep looking at the diagrams, you will get there, good luck pal.

 

[telectrix]

as said previously, sketch it out, follow the path of the L through the switches and see which switch positions turn the light on or off. bear in mind that you are only considering "lives". the N can be ignored as it's permanently connected.

 

[Martyn Fletcher]

as said previously, sketch it out, follow the path of the L through the switches and see which switch positions turn the light on or off. bear in mind that you are only considering "lives". the N can be ignored as it's permanently connected.

I still draw out diagrams of wiring, switching and consumer units.
I then put them to my side and reference them only if I need to, but it's comforting to know that I have at least thought it through before I grabbed my snips.

 

[AJshep]

One day it will just click mate, we all have to sit down and work out stuff sometimes, sometimes, anyone who works with mutiple relays will be no stranger to doing this. Sometimes we get called to faults and you may have to draw stuff out to try and work out the previous electricians and logic

I expect everyone has their own unique way of learning things, but I use the same method telectrix mentioned above, follow the path of the live, I always used to tell the apprentices to imagine it's a pipe with water flowing through it, follow it through the switch contacts and up to the light. If you reach the light then it will work if you don't, it won't.

Another tip when drawing wiring diagrams out for 2 way switching, it's easier to follow if you draw to switch contacts in by that I mean a solid line between com and L2 and a dotted line between com and L1 so you can trace over the different switching positions.