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TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 8:46 pm
by Redfin
This may be a dumb Q.. I have a spreaderlight i added to my T top, and i bougt a on/off toggle switch for it.. it has to pins on the back.. are they both positive leads, one in one out, to work as an interrupter?
Red
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 9:12 pm
by Tom Keels
That sounds right to me.
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 9:18 pm
by Reel Cowboy
All the switch does is stop the flow of current. It doesn't matter which wire (+/-) you hook on which pin.
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 12:21 am
by Bow'd Up
Reel Cowboy wrote:All the switch does is stop the flow of current. It doesn't matter which wire (+/-) you hook on which pin.
Thats right
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 8:59 am
by Redfin
thnx!
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 9:14 am
by Sir reel
Just in an abundance of caution to clarifiy....it doesn't matter which wire as long as it's the SAME wire on both posts. Best practice would say to run the power wire in and out of the switch rather than the ground.
Re: TOGGLE SWITCH
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 9:37 am
by Tom Keels
Reel Cowboy wrote:All the switch does is stop the flow of current. It doesn't matter which wire (+/-) you hook on which pin.
Well you wouldn't want power running to the lights and interrupt the ground with the switch. The lights should always be grounded and the power running from the battery to the switch then the switch to the lights.
Never energize the appliance and switch the ground.