It has to be three-way in order to not be gay sorry
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
This seems like the thread to ask… I am wiring up a two-way switch so that a person on either side of my bed can turn the bedside light on or off without having to roll over to the side that the light is on. Is… Is that gay?
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s funny because it’s true (@ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works really does need 3-way switches for his application).
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
The naming is not consistent. As Wikipedia puts it,
This article follows usage in the United States. Readers in most other countries should read “two-way” or “SPDT” for the United States “three-way”; and “intermediate”, “crossover” or “DPDT” switch for the United States “four-way”.
The switches I have are marked with cute “ON/ON” labels which I suppose could be a metaphor for something.
tetris11@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
deltapi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well, if there’s only 2 switches then 2x 2-way is enough. Otherwise, it’s (n-2)x 3-way switches plus 2x 2-way.
kautau@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Not if you say “no homo” every time you flip the switch
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Lightstrip behind the headboard. Wireless switch in the middle. Problem solved, no homosexuality involved.
DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Only if you don’t have a socket with Type-As built in
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
It is gay, yes, but since you’re doing electrical work it’s pretty butch. I’d say it makes you more lesbian than anything else. If you get some smart plugs to put them lamps on you can set them for voiced activation and regain some heterosexuality (but only the nerdy, techy kind that comes with big Reddit Mod energy).
If you want to be back into Normal Straight Bro territory you have to make the voice command for the lamps the sound of you railing a chick. It’s the only way to square things up. I’m sorry, I don’t make the rules, and homo math can be very complicated.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I would honestly say that the smart plugs and general electrical work pretty much go hand in hand. All my very much heterosexual male acquaintances that are electricians love smart plugs. Smart plugs everywhere. Going to their homes is like coming to an experimental museum of “how can I just barely make this building up to code while nothing fucking works”.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Honest to God, I love my smart plugs. Starting using them because my mom is bed bound, and can’t get up to turn off lights and such… Eventually just put everydamnthing on one. It’s just so fucking convenient… When the power doesn’t go out (lots of brownouts here) and knock the Internet out.