In three-way switch installations, the traveler wires provide what function?

In three-way switch installations, the traveler wires provide what function?

• A. Neutral conductor
• B. Ground conductor
• C. Traveler wires
• D. Main hot feed

Answer: (C)

Traveler wires are the two conductors that run between the two 3-way switches, providing the inter-switch path that allows either switch to control the circuit. They carry a changing hot potential depending on the switch positions, so flipping either switch can complete or break the circuit to the light. The hot feed goes to the common terminal of the first switch, and the switched hot goes from the common terminal of the second switch to the load. Neutral and ground are not part of this traveling path and remain separate.

Traveler wires are the two conductors that run between the two 3-way switches, providing the inter-switch path that allows either switch to control the circuit. They carry a changing hot potential depending on the switch positions, so flipping either switch can complete or break the circuit to the light. The hot feed goes to the common terminal of the first switch, and the switched hot goes from the common terminal of the second switch to the load. Neutral and ground are not part of this traveling path and remain separate.