So, I am currently trying to wire a 3-way switch, but specifically the Jasco 45609 and its auxiliary switch counterpart the Jasco 45610.
The Jasco 45609 has 5 wire inputs:
- Load
- Line
- Ground
- Traveler
- Neutral
The Jasco 45610 has 3 wire inputs:
- Ground
- Traveler
- Neutral
So I've wired the primary switch (45609) with the proper wire inputs.
- 120V "hot" wire goes to line (black)
- load goes to the light (black)
- ground to exposed copper
- traveler to a red wire
- neutral to a white wire
And I've wired the auxiliary switch (45610) as so:
- White to neutral
- Red to traveler
- Exposed copper to ground
So the diagram looks something on the lines of:
When I use the primary switch, the light turns on and off as expected. However, when I try using the aux switch, nothing happens. Am I wiring things correctly or is something clearly wrong on what I am doing?
I can mention that the wiring in the two boxes are a little strange. I am however bypassing the second box just to test out the auxiliary switch wiring by placing the two switches together and wiring them side by side. This means that my second electrical box is just bypassed where I put electrical nuts to tie the neutrals together and the load wires together so that the lamp turns on properly.
Best Answer
After receiving help, I realized that the switches were just faulty and my wiring is correct. I did also consult with an electrician who also told me that 1 in 4 of these switches can be dead on arrival. In my case, 3 of the 3 were dead.
For some more additional information on the dead switches:
My guess here that the internal wiring of the primary switch was fried and could not interpret these signals, which was my issue.
I'd 100% recommend turning off the power as if you send a 120V through the traveler wire in any way to the primary or the auxiliary switches, you will absolutely fry these switches.
Buying another one of these pairs and wiring them up properly did the trick.