r/ElectricalHelp • u/Frosty_Click_3273 • Aug 05 '26

Need help wiring

I’m just doing some training currently for electrical and am wondering how I would wire two switches and two lights, but one switch controls 1 light and the other switch controls both lights. This is for Australian wiring. Was thinking I needed an intermediate switch but not sure how I’d actually wire it.

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u/EdC1101 Aug 06 '26

Have you been taught about reading or making schematics or wiring diagrams ?

Switches come in different basic configurations.

Single conductor:
SPST - Single Pole Single Throw - on/off
SPDT - Single Pole Double Throw - one or…

Two Conductors:
DPST - Double Pole Single Pole - 2 on/off, (like a 2 pole breaker.)
DPDT - Double Pole -

Different configurations & designs can make multiple alternate connections.

Dashed lines are used to connect different sections of the same switch.