Retro Light Switches in 1950's Built Homes

If your home was built in the 1950's or 60's and has retro looking light switches, they may be Remcon brand low voltage lighting, like the ones shown here:

These switches were popular in the midwest during that time period.

Unfortunately, you can no longer buy new Remcon light switches or switch plates.

So if you want to update the look of the vintage switches in your home, you'll need to change your switches to another low voltage lighting brand called Touch Plate.

Your Guide to Replacing Vintage Remcon Lighting Parts

To update your Remcon switches and wall plates, you need to know that your Remcon lighting is a 3-wire system (3 wires come out of each light switch) and the replacement switches (Touch Plate brand) only have 2 wires.

Since you're switching from a 3-wire to a 2-wire system, you'll wire the switches in a way that requires you to double the number of switches in each cover plate. Get a wiring guide here (free with any purchase at Kyle Switch Plates online).

For example, this wall plate with 3 Remcon switches can be replaced with this 6-button Touch Plate unit. You will use separate Touch Plate buttons to turn the lights on and off.

You will always double the number of switches when updating from Remcon to Touch Plate. That's because each old switch will have new, separate ON and OFF buttons.

Each switch in a Remcon electrical system is connected to its own relay.

Old & New Remcon Relays

If you have a broken relay in your system, you can still buy newly manufactured Remcon relays here.

There are 2 different types of Remcon relays. Look at the relay that you need to replace and note whether is has 2 wires (red and white) or 3 wires (red, white and black) coming out of it.

Buy an R-115S relay with 3 wires here.

Buy an RC-120S with 2 wires here.

Need help identifying which part in your Remcon system is broken? See our Remcon Troubleshooting Guide.

Shop Replacement Remcon Low Voltage Lighting Parts at Kyle Switch Plates.