Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

[burroak]

I have a lighted rocker switch with 3 detents in the rocker and six spade contacts on the back. The switch had no diagram for wiring it. I would prefer, when the bottom of the rocker is in, for that to be the OFF position; the first "rock" toward the top of the switch be the ANC light; and when the top of the switch is depressed fully to be NAV/ANC. Any and all advice will be greatly received.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

They are almosy always off in the center. What you are looking for is a DPDT switch. BlueSea makes a Contura one. The model number is 8286 for black and 8220 for grey.

 

[burroak]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

From what I have found from googling rocker switches, I see that they are energized through the center contacts. Since that is the case, others on this forum have described the wiring pattern.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

This switch is not lighted but the wiring should help you. Center is OFF. That's the way the switch works.

 

[burroak]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Silvertip,

You're a good man, Charlie Brown. Thanks.

In your illustration, would the lower left be the ground for the light possibly?

 

[I/O WALDO]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

This is knott a lighted switch,NO ground on this switch.( ps. according to this diagram,anchor would be up,nav down. )

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Waldo -- that diagram was a test and you got it right. 8)
If the toggle works backwards, turn the switch around in the hole. Burroak -- there are no grounds on this switch but a lighted rocker switch will have a ground terminal on it. That means that terminal must be grounded to complete the circuit for the rocker switch light.

 

[burroak]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Well, the switch that I have is lighted. For that function, I guess I'll resort to the ole sparky test.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Are none of the terminals marked on that switch? One of the terminals should be marked "G", "GND" or have a ground symbol by it.

 

[burroak]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

None of the terminals are identified. I did put a multimeter on the switch and found that the lower left in your diagram is the ground for the LED Thanks for the help with the NAV/ANC routing.

 

[vicref]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

This switch is not lighted but the wiring should help you. Center is OFF. That's the way the switch works.

My switch is three post, nav/doc. I want to put bow & stern lites on up position and bow, stern & docking lites on bottom. Is that possible

 

[Don S]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Welcome to iboats.

You should start a new thread of your own, not drag out a 4 year old thread out of the archives to ask something completely different.

 

[vicref]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Welcome to iboats.

You should start a new thread of your own, not drag out a 4 year old thread out of the archives to ask something completely different.

sorry, first time user.

 

[Don S]

Re: Lighted rocker switch for nav/anc

Click on this link http://forums.iboats.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23

Look just above the first post and below the picture of the speakers.