Controlling two lights separately with one switch

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krishnabalkb

Joined Jul 10, 2011
3
I am new to this forum, and a novice too... so please correct me if I am wrong.
I want a single lighting switch(single way) at home which controls two sets of tube (~ 50W each) separately,

Here's what the single switch does when flipped on-and-off quickly,
On -> Light A turns on
Off -> A turns off
On -> Light B turns on
Off -> B turns off
On -> Light A and B turns on
Off -> A & B turn off
...cycles repeat..

In my house a Chandelier does this, but can't open and inspect this nor I have the brochure of this. It is working using relay circuit I guess. I hear sound when it switches.
In our country the rating is like this (210V - 250V, 50-60Hz). Please help by giving a simple solution for this. If the product is available what should I tell to get that. Please guide me in this.

Thanks in Advance.
 

debjit625

Joined Apr 17, 2010
790
Didn’t understood, connecting a single switch to tube A and B in parallel will do that but if you want that in a sequence then you have to give us the state of A and B both while toggling the switch...for example

On -> Light A turns on and Light B turns off
Off -> A turns off and Light B turns on
...cycles repeat..

If its the second case, then you could use a counter to make that sequence for lighting, as per me doing these with a microcontroller is the easiest way.

Good Luck
 

Thread Starter

krishnabalkb

Joined Jul 10, 2011
3
@debjit625 :
Thanks for the reply.

This is one complete Cycle

On -> Light A ON, Light B OFF
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF

On -> Light A OFF, Light B ON
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF

On -> Light A ON, Light B ON
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF
Cycle repeat...

Is there any ready made circuit available in the market that can do this?
 

MisterBill2

Joined Jan 23, 2018
18,600
@debjit625 :
Thanks for the reply.

This is one complete Cycle

On -> Light A ON, Light B OFF
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF

On -> Light A OFF, Light B ON
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF

On -> Light A ON, Light B ON
Off -> Light A OFF, Light B OFF
Cycle repeat...

Is there any ready made circuit available in the market that can do this?
There certainly is such a switch made, I installed a new one in an antique lamp for a friend today. They are available as either rotary or pull-chain switches, and are quite common., at least in some parts of the world.
 
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