LED rocker Switch
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- Yes the switches are different the wires are in two different spaces they both work the same the LED is different, you can dictate when its on or off by moving that wire for instance if you want the light on only when the switch is in the on position or off when in the on position different people have different needs the switch still goes on the switch still goes off.
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A simple tutorial for wiring led rocker switches, for any 12volt application including LED off road lights. They are sold all over the internet but few come with a diagram or instructions, and while a very simple job, it helps to have an idea of what to do so, thats what Ive tried t put together here.
Bottom right is not a wire that goes to your power to accessory or relay. It’s for your dimmer switch. And two negatives on certain switches that have two LEDs one will go to negative on dimmer/dash light and one to ground.
Sure helped me figure these switches out. I rewatched it several times so I go it right. Thank You
Thank you, mine did not come with instructions. Your spot on and I thank you for it!
You have joined both lights to the same out put, the single live conector should go to your side light power. So the small light should only come on when you put your side lights on.
Top were both ground, middle is 12 volt positive, bottom left is to relay or positive side of light without relay, bottom right it illumination for bottom led back light
Shouldn't pin 6 be separate and wired to a key on source like accessories or dash lights????
Where does the negative cable from your light bar go to? When I try to do this, when I connect the negative cable from the light bar to the negative post on the switch or the battery, the light stays on. Even when flipping the switch it doesn't go off.
Hello
Look at your video, explain why the two switches are not connected in the same way? The battery wire has a jumper, the other switch not.
Looking forward to a reply thank you.
they can be wired different ways depending on your particular need for instance in this case if you want the light on the switch to run 24/7 or not does that "explain" the situation? I hope you found this "Free" video helpful
I saw this as well... An error in the explaining of the wiring. The bottom right pin should goto you Dimmer/parkinf light circuit. Not hard for a diy'r to figure out.
Bought a toggle switch on line(mictuning) came with instructions and jumper wires ,they are as you have shown
Mark Hughes - He shows two different ways of wiring the jumpers. The switch he is working on is wired differently than the one he that is already finished.
Can I put two 12V 3amp flood lights into one three prong Carling 20amp rocker switch? Piggy back both lights onto the one positive prong on the switch I mean.
Iv got a question i have gotten three rocker switches it was pre wired but when i hooked it up it will keep the light on and the light bars stays on
sounds like its either fried and going straight through like the connections are fused or one of the jumpers is in the wrong place connecting the 12v+ into the switch with the load and led out if you have a multi meter Id check the posts see if you have continuity between the posts with the switch in the on and off positions as long as you know where the power comes in everything else is easy
I guess the lwr right terminal can go to a fuse block when the"Acc" turns on too?
Why don't you use insulated connectors? Then you wouldn't need to put on the heat shrink.
I do not really like those connectors they create a potential point of failure vibration etc can cause the wires to break where the wire enters the connector, also depending on the quality they can oxidize creating resistance between the connector and post or simply wiggle off the post. which is not an issue of you have a few connections but if you have many and its years later or a vehicle purchased from another person it can be a colossal pain in the arse.
I do it this way because of years personal experience mickmousing stuff together and having it fail in the sticks when you really need it to work lol even when I do use them I still heat shrink where the wire enters the connector as a strain relief to minimize movement and having the wires break
Your second switch is wired differently to your first? Didn't explain.
Ok I have a three prong switch I don't have three wires I have two. I wire it the way it shows and it runs my pump but light won't illuminate. I've wired it to where the light turns on and the pump runs in off position. Ive also wired it where the pumps running and the light is jumped across to same power, when I touch the wire it lights up but pump shuts off. Any suggestion.
Thanks it helped and worked perfectly
Thank you for the informative video. However, I am assuming the Black Ground would connect to the LED Black Wire and then to ground and the Red to the LED Red ( or White ) wire. Is that correct?
Thanks for shooting this video. It's alway nice to see it done, rather than have to figure out with a ohm meter and a flow chart. Your production could stand improvement: brighter lighting, a camera that isn't constantly trying to focus, and possibly a better camera angle. I'm pointing out the weak spots so future videos will be better. Cheers!
thank you for the compliment I am working on making them better this was I think my 3rd video I am working on making them better constructive criticism is good if worded as you did albeit rare in day to day online life where many sind fault like there's a reward lol
Thank you, perfect! Nice and clean!
Do you know if that switch would work for a window right now I’m using a 4 way switch power and ground and the other 2 are for to go up and down
I have a 4 pin switch for my lightbar, but the cable that connects to the switch only has 3 colors. Which is blue, black, and white. How do i wire those to the 4 pine rocker switch?
Is there a way to wire a led rocker to switched ground.. So led on 12vdc rocker switch will light when on
for install in boat will the illumination stay on while baot is off? How would I wire it so that the panel will not draw power if key is not in ignition
This video really helped me a lot. Thank You. I do have a question the 2 wires to the say light you are putting a loop on the out side of switch on 2 poles is theer a reason to do that or is just one ok. Haven"t tried any of this yet. Working up to it
good job explaining things. Awesome video
The second one you had done already looked like it was wired differently? Are they different?
I saw this too, it was wired differently. The second one had the illumination wired to constant (regardless of switch position), the first had the illumination lamp wired to trigger while the switch was in closed position. Pointless video unless both methods are discussed as to the desired outcome.
Nice video, thanks :)
This really helped me understand this
Why is the one you prepared earlier wired differently to the one you just made?????
nice vid. :) i'll be hard wiring my warning lights up to 2 led Rocker Switchs. but i was not sure on how to do it, but i think i got it..lol
I think your two switches were wired differently. The one you wired for the video had the load wire and jumper on both bottom posts. The Zombie switch had a jumper going from the center post to the bottom right. Sorry if I’m mistaken, but if I’m right, can you elaborate?
its been gone over many many times there are different ways to wire them the switch does the same thing the difference is in the LED in the switch one when the switch is on off when the switch is on on 24/7 on only when powered etc
@@kootenayboy thanks for clarifying
I want the switch designation lamp to come on when I have the vehicle lights on so I can see it at night, with the parking lights; but have the switch actually ON lamp to come on when using what it is connected to. Explanation?
your both wiring different from each other..which u wired before battery connects to other wire too..so u are making confuse..
Whick one of those that you wired only keeps the lights on when in use?
THANK YOU!!!!
so it would be the same set up for a ARB air compressor ??????
Nice video! Q: If I have a fuse in the rocker switch and my wires led bar wire kit has a relay and also a fuse. Is it recommended to have both fuse for the wire and rocker switch or just needed 1 fuse to run the light? Thanks!
Hi. Thanks for this. Quick question. I have an auxiliary fan which is automatically turned on once I switched the A/C on. I want to add a rocker switch by splicing one wire only. How can I accomplish this with the rocker switch pins. Thank you
you want to disconnect it from the AC system and make it switchable or add the switch to the existing setup? one is easy the other may be a problem. if you wan tot have it switchable only thats easy you use the same out wire off this switch that you would run to the lights to the fan hot wire. If you want to add the switch to the AC Im not sure if you would need a relay or not it would depend on if the fan is on its own circuit or not as you would not want to send power to the fan and have it feed back through other things on the AC line.
KootenayBoy DIY thanks for the reply. It already have a relay I just want the auxiliary fan to have a rocker switch. Regards
If I come off the bottom right pole and run a hot wire say to the key on power outlet in my truck do I need a fuse between the switch and the power outlet? Also would it just be one wire that is needed or do I need to run a ground wire also? I already have a fuse and a relay between the battery and the switch. I just want the bottom led light on the switch to come on when I power on the truck I don't want it to stay on all the time. Thank you for the help.
well these switches are rated at 40 amp I believe so I think you can get away without the fuse inline between the ignition wire and the switch, Ground yes you do need to have but that's usually pretty easy to find I mean worst case ground it to the body some screw or bolt. I have added some more info on these switches on my website, in the pictures is a cool little item that makes the connection into the ignition a breeze and fused in one step check it out
www.kootenayboy.com/rocker-switches/
hi there I would like to know how to wire a light fitted at back of vehicle with switch in front and in back.
thanks in advance George Smith Whitby UK
I am doing this to a boat and I am wondering if you can disable the lower LED all together...I don't want to run the risk of having a dead battery on the ocean. To do this, would you disconnect the 2 right pins from their corresponding wires? Thanks for the video!
yes you would just skip adding power to the led post if you have a multi meter you can find out which post that is easily you can also just wire the power to the switch from the ignition so no power at all goes to the switch unless the key is on then there is no power draw you do not control
Or....you could not jumper the #6 pin (bottom right that he is jumpering to the power in) but instead run a different hot wire to that pin from another dash light hot wire. That way it wont come on unless your other dash lights come on. Or do like he said here and just run your hot line in from a dash light source.
Thanks guys, I just bought a similar switch and thought, wait, it has an on AND off light so it's gonna kill my battery! Of course I should have thought of this! Doh!
hi how would i run a separate switch at the back of my vehicle?
So the bottom red wire (to load) would actually go to pin 85 on the relay? I was hoping you would cover the relay in the video.
I have a video on the relay as well but to answer your question the out from the switch goes to the wire on your relay that turns it on Im leary to use numbers as some relays Ive bought off ebay are all kinds of weird using the wrong numbers etc
FYI, your tutorial wire one is wired wrong, the one that is already wired is correct. but good job on the video
Does the incoming positive go to the light or the battery??
the led in the switch? it depends do you want it on all the time or only if the switch is clicked on
Great video. Thanks. I have the exact switch and thought I had it wired correctly but in my case, the LEDs are reversed. The larger light is on as a dash light and the smaller, lower LED comes on when I switch the light bar on. Any idea as to how I got them reversed?
Id suspect you have one of the power wires in the wrong position meaninng your powering the led in the light by the power t the light and not the acc wire from the ignition
EXCELLENT VID. MANY THANKS!
Where do I connect my ground from my accessory light. I am not going into a relay I'm just trying to wire a small led strip light from my ashtray to a 5 pin toggle switch so I can turn it on and off. My led light strip needs to be grounded I do not have a metal area any where can I clip into the ground from the battery?
the ground can usually go anywhere convenient thats connected to the frame and grounded so most metal of the inner or outer car any ground wire like the outer portion of the dc power outlets (cigarette lighter) etc the ground is easy as it can go to most anything metal
Helped a lot thanks!!!
i got 2 volt led meters to read 2 different battery's but i want to turn the led volt meters both on and off with the same switch, but of coarse i need them to stay separate circuits, pls help
I think in your case your looking at adding a relay or possibly two you would wire each volt meter to its own relay and then the trigger wire from each relay to the same switch that way the switch is only providing power to the toggling of the relay's and not touching the power to the volt meter. think of the relay as a magnet when power is supplied the power energizes the magnet and pulls them together completing the circuit when the switch is off the power to the magnet stops and they separate cutting the connection the power that flows through the magnets when connected is separate from the power to connect the magnets. Make sense?
Thanks for explaining.
I plan on putting 5 rocker switches in my Jeep(1 for amber lights,1 for white work lights,1 for roof lights,1 for windshield washer and 1 for USB)
Rather than having 5 wires all connected to the battery,is there something I could use that I could connect to the battery,and than have the red wires for my 5 devices connected to it?
Blue sea auxillary fusebox
yes like jeff said a ad on fuse box or a terminal bock some have a different connection for each wire others like for car audio have a large gage in from the battery and then you put the single wires into the other side just match the fuse to the load if using the car audio type. if using a fuse box its done for you both are available on amazon ebay and walmart under $20 usually
I have a 4 prong on/off rocker switch 16 AMP by Dorman #84824 which I purchased at O'Rileys and I can't find any tutorial on youtube on how to do the wiring. Im using this rocker switch to light up my LED lights on my truck. My previous switches only had 3 prongs and that was a no-brainer to install. The prongs are numbered 1,2,4,5 which prongs wires to the Load, Supply and Ground? Can you explain or show a video for this particular 4 prong setup....thanks :)
Your positive wires are set up different on your 2nd switch. Why?
led on differently these and most switches allow you to set when the leds are on like only on switch on off when switch is on on 24/7 on only acc etc
Ok so the top 2 are ground for the switch lights (on position light and running/ off position light). You tied those 2 together and ran that to the battery ground.
The middle is power to battery or a key switch on 12v source.. The bottom two are power for the switch lights and the accessory. Where do you ground the accessory itself (light bar)? Can't I just tie the light bar ground wire in with the other grounds going to my switch that lead eventually to the battery ground terminal/ chassis ground? Or do you recommend grounding it to chassis by itself? I am a little confused and this seems to be the better videos here on youtube. THANKS!
yes you could ground it that way, the ground is pretty versatile I mean you can connect it near anywhere the body of the car or truck is grounded too right so.... but for my application in this vid I grounded the switch and the lights separately so I did not have to run so much wire
I think the spirit was playing with it dude...I have never seen that either...one blipping on me and ok sometimes....only real wierd thing with it....tried a zillion diodes and everything....either way took care of it a ultrafast finished it off lol.
That was great finally got it,, Do you have any info going on to a relay 4 plug, I am trying to add a Blue Sea St Blade Split Bus Fuse Block.. I want to turn the fuel pump at the dash, and turn on a vacuum pump from the dash. I have no more circuits on exiting fuse block in the car for switch on.
Did you end up figuring out how to wire that 4 way relay
Kootenayboy Would I be able to use this one switch to power 2 3x3 led cubes and a 32" light bar? Also, is a relay required for any of those led bars?
yes you should, they are rated to like 40 amp that said I use 4 I split my truck roof into "zones" front rear R side L side so each switch handles a zone and I put in a relay for each zone I did not have too but I thought for the $5 for relays I may as well cover my bases and if I decide to add more draw to the zone Im covered :)
How would you change the light bulb if you blew it in the rocket cover switch
buy a new switch
I have a three prong rocker switch. I have it connected to the positive and negative and it seems to do what I need it to do. The only problem is that I can’t get the led light to turn on when the rocker switch is on.
So my friends son has a 12v car and it had an ignition with key to start the car. He somehow broke the ignition with the key and turning it back and forth. He’s only 15 months old.
I helped to wire and put in the toggle switch and the vehicle is now turning on and is operational. The only issue is the LED is not powered on.
I did see on the rocker switch with the 3 prongs labeled “Positive, Appliance, Ground”
If I plug positive and negative it will start the toy car. If I plug positive with positive and negative to ground prong the car won’t start but the LED rocker switch will have the led light on.
I’m trying to get the 12v toy car to turn on with the LED light.
I’m thinking I would have to find the actual starter wire and plug that into the appliance prong. Anyone knowledgeable that can guide or help. I’d appreciate it.
Thanks
Super helpful!
Nice tutorial!
Are they suppose to stay ON all the time even when the truck is completely shut OFF. I install a Rocker switch but i shut down ignition (Truck OFF) the bottom light stay ON all the time. Is that normal or Will it drain out my battery?...How can i eliminate that?
The drain would be minimal as its a small LED and uses next to no juice that said it would depend on the load and life of your battery, if its a small tractor or ATV batt etc. Yes of course you can disable the 24./7 nature of this (I did) by hooking that side of the switch into a ACC wire one that is only on when your key is turned to the ACC or on position something like headlights, heaters, most cabin (interior) Acc sources (cigarette lighter outlets for us old koots) simply find something thats ACC and tap into that or wire one from the distribution center under the hood. Wallmart/Amazon and ebay all sell these cool little fuses that you plug into a space in your existing fuse box they come off of that with a secondary fuse link so you can still use the original fuse spot and add another load to that it would make this very easy to do
Ok thank you for that information & awesome video btw
thank you for watching and happy I could help :)
thanks for the info.
You bet! than you for watching
Does it works for 24volts?
Super helpful thank you 🤙
I have an old 30 ft class eve and one of the switches which is a four prong rocker w/ light broke. Well, I hooked it up wrong and it melted. I guess I am not understanding something because the next two switches I purchased I also melted. The switch is supposed be taking power directly from the batteries and when it is one it goes to an inverter which powers the outlet.
There are four wires which are as follows. One white which is live and goes straight to a positive of a battery. There is another white which goes to the positive of the inverter and then there is a black that is ground to the chassis. The confusing part is the fourth black comes off of the white which goes to the inverter. The negative for the inverter which is under the hood with the batteries themselves goes to the negative of one of the batteries. The inverter has an on and off, which I normally do not keep on as I also have been trying to find out why the batteries seem to drain really fast when I drive it.
That another problem. I am going to rest the alternator tomorrow but I would also like to finally get the switch in correctly. I have watched multiple videos but must be missing a detail. Would it be the white wire from the battery that is hot goes on the top right than the white from the inverter goes into the top left.and then that means I have a ground and the black one which branches from the white to inverter. Gosh, I’m sorry. Does that make any sense?
The last three months have been a crash course in electrical systems since the RV became mine. It appears the dealer had pulled out the entertainment system which pulled out other wires which he plugged in wrong. When I started it and turned on the coach fan smoke...I had to basically pull everything out and redo it which I have no experience in at all. Or I didn’t. This is when I noticed that many wires in the dash had been cut like the wires for the the DVD player and Stereo.
Through trial and error and a lot of reading and RUclips/ I have managed to repair the wiring and figure out how it was all wired. Kind of. I was hoping to get it all done to my best and then have someone professional look it over and hopefully tell me what isn’t right.
I can’t find any diagrams of the wiring system specifically so I have had to follow every wire to its source which taught me a lot about how the system works. I didn’t want to just leave it wrecked and pay a bunch of money to have someone fix it and not learn anything at all. Stupid probably, I don’t know how I haven’t been electrocuted. It has four 12 volt batteries total plus two generators and another converter. I installed some solar panels and replaced all the fuses. Everything works great appliances and stuff which I had to figure out one by one. No even experience. I do my own mechanics for my Honda but this is a whole new level. When it works it’s amazing. Limited money and my stubborn desire to learn, got me this far and that damn switch is my last hurtle. Does anyone understand and can help?
can u just use three prongs bc i bought a nilight and its hooked up but to be flush mounted they only make the three prong ones
Great info, nice video. I want to wire multiple lights and a few other accessories in a UTV. I picked up an ACC wiring harness, this is probably a pretty broad question but how can I run all switches off ACC?
I have 4 lights an intercom and a 3 other accessories.
Thank you I appreciate it. you will most likely want to use a relay the switch power from the key etc will be minimal and the majority of the juice will come from the Batt would be the easiest safest way. that way you only need to power the switch from a source powered only when the key is on etc and from there the switch powers the "open" to the relay which essentially opens the gates allowing the power to flow from the battery to the components , the thing is all of them will come on at once but if that's what you want then perfect just make sure the relay you get is sufficient amperage to handle all the gizmos you want to run off it. most 12v standard ones are 40amp more than enough for a led lights and some other components. I bought a bunch of them off Ebay for like $5 with harness but they are sold everywhere that help?
you could also get a electrical board the kind with the little screws in it that is just an easy clean way of connecting many wires to the same power source if the items you want to run are WELL under the max amperage of your switch. ya they have a max lol as a kid I han no idea a few spontaneously self combusted in the dash
Is it possible to wire these so the led in the switch is on all the time?
Yes see my comment about if you are talking about the bottom LED. He jumps it wrong in is wiring demo but the switch he has prewired powers at end is jumped differently and correctly.
I almost creamed my pants when I saw your wire stripper...I need to get me one of those...
They're worth the money.. I bought one just for a special job... don't know how i "stripped" all these years without em.
Great video! In your demonstration you have it set up so that the little bottom light stays on and the big upper light (zombie light) only illuminates when it is turned on. Is there a way to reverse that? I'd like for the bigger upper light that has the name of the acc to be lit when not turned on and the little bottom light to only be illuminated when the switch is turned on.
I’m not 100% sure on all brand switches but when I bought mine (Contura Rocker - 5 pin) from Ottratw, you choose lower dependent or upper dependent switch. This decides what Led on switch would stay on and which would light up when switch is depressed. Hope this helps someone. I know this is old quest.
The lights on my rocker switch stopped working but the switch still works. Anyone know why it would do that?
It would either be the jumper wire between the power terminal in the centre and the bottom right terminal, or more likely it will be one of the top two ground terminals come loose.
If my car is off why does the light on the bottom always is on
the light on the switch is on 24/7? then you have it wired to a source thats not controlled by the Acc (ignition wire)
Great video, thanks!!....
Kootenayboy, could you please make a video of: rigid and or Cree wiring harness to a zombie switch? Both these harness's switch are 3 prong, zombie 5 prong. Thank you hope you can help. Alex. M.
Hey Alexander, its really not that hard, but really confusing they are all going to have the same basic functions On/Off Ground - and power + once we figure that out it does not matter what your wiring up to it if it has 2-3-6-8 wires its going to have to have power from the battery ground to the chassis power to the load ( lights etc) ground to the load Im assuming the cree and Rigid have relays inline which means the main power going to the load (lights) comes from the battery to the relay, the wires to the switch are separate the switch needs 3 wires power from the ACC (unless your running it 24/7 etc) a ground and the power out to the relay. SO the red will go to the power in on the switch and jumped over to the switch LED post( this will give power to the switch AND the light on the switch) the ground is self explanatory, and the remaining wire goes to the load out on the switch meaning the post that's activated when the switch is turned on. This is the wire that leads to the toggle switch on the relay it it sends a little power to the relay turning it on or off which when on basically opens the floodgate and sends a lot of power to the lights. they do this so the switch does not have to be beefier to handle a lot of power if not they can melt.. For the Cree I believe its red + Black - white to the relay. If you have a multimeter (the red one from walmart are perfect) you can easily tell which post is which as power will only flow through when the switch is on they also can tell you if its pos or neg or backwards does that help?
thanks you👍
Why is the one you wired up in the video different from the one you plugged in that wasn't shown being wired up? I'm trying to wire a light bar for my children's go kart but I can't seem to get power to it. Looks like you moved the red wire from the bottom prongs to the middle power prong.
I appoligise for the confusion, the difference in the video has to do with powering the LED light inside the switch to have it always on or only on when the key is moved to on or Acc. (I also had one switch upside down) its pretty simple, in most cases the top two posts are the ground the middle is the power in (+) the bottom two are one to the load and the other to the LED light in the switch. I apologize for the confusion. If you own a multi-meter it probably has (what I call) the beep feature where when you complete a circuit the meter will chime simply hook the one probe to one + post and the other to the load posts then toggle the switch if you get a chime on one of the + posts but not the other
the post that chimes when toggled is the post you send to the LED light bar the one beside it thats not powered when the switch is flipped is the LED in the switch to tell you when its on etc. they do it this way so you have more options for different applications out of one switch
does this help?
Do you have a wiring diagram that connects the rocker switch to the relay? Thanks
I could but would need to know which relay your using as the switch just sends a small amount of power to the relay's toggle in and could be different on each model relay Im working on a tutorial for relays but have been taking my time I want to get it right what relay are you using? and are you planing on norm open or norm closed (whats it going to run?)
I am using a CIT Relay 12V 4 pin connector 30, 86(+), 85(-), 87(a) use to connect to the 5 pin rocker switch as shown in your YT video and a LED light bar. Just wondering where the wires from the rocker switch will be connected to the relay. Thanks for your great video tutorial on rocker switches.
Thank you I appreciate that (a lot) for most people 87 (red) goes through a fusible link to the Batt 30 (blue) goes to the load (LED lights) 85 (yellow) to the ground on the batt 86 (Yellow) to the switch on mine it was one of the bottom posts with the pigtail 87a (black) not used (unless you need the normally on power source is needed, like if you wanted the switch to operate in reverse 87a is on all the time unless you send power to the relay then it shuts off ) does that help? Ive made a tutorial for it too just not finished it yet
Thank you Kootenayboy. Your description really helps out a lot. It is not very often you get a reply back on YT channels. Can't wait for you to put out the video. I subscribed to your channel.
How do you wire it so the led on switch lights up only when ignition is on?
run the wire that powers the switch to a wire that stems from the ACC on the ignition in newer type cars trucks thats usually any of the power outlets stereo power wires etc if it only works when the key is on you can tap it and power the switch from that most people do not want the switch hot 24/7 anyway you can also buy piggyback fuse's too what plug into a fuse in your fuse box but have a lead that come off them as well as a fuse its like adding a power bar to an outlet :) I saw them at walmart in the automotive stereo section
kootenayboy great idea! Thanks
happy to help :)
at 6:27 that switch is wired wrong compared to the switch you actually turned on. The double power wire should go to the middle and bottom right terminals.
wrong would depend on your need, if you read the comments it says that one is to have the LED on 24/7 or ACC the other only when the switch is turned on though. nice try though :)
But when you wire it like that the light will always stay on even when the bike is off so you have to splice the wire into a somthing that is only on when the bike is on
well yes like I said you need to have a wire that leads to the ACC to power the led in the switch OR wire the led in the switch to the power in the switch meaning the led is only on when the switch is in the on position the placement of the jumper wires dictates this. some people have said the wiring is different on the switches I show and that is why. I show both ways it depends on what you want to do. you can have the LED on 24/7 , on only when the key is on or not at all at any time its up to you. The LED has nothing to do with the power through the switch at all its an add on like fries or salad or neither
KootenayBoy DIY thanks, is it possible to only have 3 wires run to the switch and everything still work or do you have to have 5
@@joeyschultz3774 all you REALLY need is a hot wire in a hot wire out and a ground which can be the same wire or wire attached to the frame etc its a switch a fancy led switch but still just a switch it just breaks the connection like pulling two wires apart clicked on its like you put the wires together again so yes you can run it with 3 wires and without the fancy led lights
KootenayBoy DIY is it possible to run 3 wires and have the leds work
@@joeyschultz3774 yes I believe so hot in hot out and a jumper from the LED to (Id suggest) hot out so the led is only on when the switch is in the on position
There is more than one setting with those switches, show everyone how to wire it up so that you can bypass the led altogether, and then show us how to wire it so the light comes on only when its flipped into the on position. The problem I get when I try to do this, is an extreme current limit, there fore the other leds in my circuit are too dim because of this dang switch
sounds to me like you need a relay. the switch cuts the circuit thats it nothing fancy most are only rated to 20 amp they are not designed to run a ton of juice through. If thats what you want you need to add a relay powered from the battery and use the switch to toggle the switch in the relay I have 6 in my rig for the LED bar lights alone its overkill but if one fails it wont leave me with nothing and Ive room to add many more if I wish
@@kootenayboy well what helped was to bridge the bottom left lead with the top right on connected, along with the load going to the middle post and ground going towards the top left lead, I was able to get it to work ssw without severely dampening my current. I have somewhat of an idea on how this solves the problem, but I'm notb100% sure my observation is correct
Why is it wired different from the switch he actually connects???
led 24/7 - led on Acc only
I was wondering the same thing.
Thanks buddy,it did help,but my lights have 2 wires coming out of them,a black,and a red. Now that being said the switch has one black and two reds coming out of it. One red to light,one to acc,black to ground.....where does other wire to light come from?
There should be a black and a red on the light the black you can wire to the battery it does not have to go to the switch or even the battery any ground wire you can connect into. the red from the switch has to go to the power on the light no getting around that either to a relay then light or direct to the light depending on the amp draw of the light and the total amp rating of the switch. the switch can be grounded to anything as well in the olden days we wired them to the frame or body but its different in these new fangled cars lol
kootenayboy,thank you,i got it! Now,do you do a video on how to wire up a 7 pin winch switch lol
I'll see what I can do, though the 7 pin is exactly the same as the 4-5-6 pin the extra pin is simple power out to a second load (light etc) so you wire it the same then use your meter to double check that when the switch is in the on position your getting 12v power out to both output posts (separately ) and no power out to both when the switch is in the off position if you get power to one and not the other you have the wrong post. that said you would need to make very sure the load does not exceed the switch's max amp output or it will melt where ever its mounted (if your lucky if your not lucky its a fire) so you would need to know the amp of the switch and then add the amp rating of both lights (or load) together to see what they are combined. UNLESS your using it to toggle a relay after the switch then it does not matter what the load is to the switch, and with the relays you can get creative one switch could have one light on and the others off while the switch is in the on position depending on how you have wired the norm open/norm closed posts on the relay ( relays are fun lol I have a vid in the world for them fun but can be hard to understand for some applications) hope this helps and Ill look into doing a 7 pin vid thanks for watching :)
kootenayboy,ok thanks,it will be for a winch,so there would be an in/out
Ok Im not positive but I think in that case I think you would need a 3 way switch on-off -on as if it was just on off you would be sending power to both feed and pull at the same time? and relays with norm open and norm closed would not help either. I bought one by mistake when I replaced the switch on an upright vacuum they are not expensive. I think I may have misunderstood your question when you said 7 post I thought you meant a toggle switch with on off but two lines out, sorry
Good instruction, but never in focus, hence the thumbs down....
NOT TRYING TO BE CRITICAL - as your videos are great. However it would be great if you would tell viewers about the wiring error - wrong connectors jumped on the switch you wire for us. Great job but you incorrectly jumped the bottom two connectors (positions 3 and 6) on your switch that you were wiring during the majority of your video.Jumping this way doesn't allow the bottom LED to light when the switch is in the off position which you show working when using your prewired switch at end. Just look at the end of your video and you will see clearly that your two switches are wired differently.
Your second switch that you have prewired (in background of video) the one you hook to power at end to demonstrate is jumped differently. The switch you power up has a jumper across the top two connectors (your ground connector positions 7 and 8) your second jumper then from bottom right (connector position 6) to centre connector (position 2) which is correct and goes to (your positive power source) then the connector on the bottom left (connector position 3) has a single wire going to you relay/light. My reference left and right are when looking at the connector side of the switch. I hope this helps your subscribers a simple easy mistake. Again not trying to be critical just trying to help.
There are multiple says to wire these switches the jumper controls the led inside one way leaves it on 24/7 the other controls it by the switch in the description There are links to the actual Wiring diagram. It's really not rocket science it's dc current. Both ways are correct depending on your application and personal preference. What matters is pos and neg in the right place the rest is aesthetics
Life saver
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Thank you Jesus.
@kootenayboy....new subscriber here...great video....i just bought these switches....why i have no continuity when the switch is on?
Thank you I appreciate that :) are you testing the correct post? you would want to check only the red (power in power out) wires unless the switch is busted if should allow flow through if its not that its probably the wrong post :)
kootenayboy .....ok..i figured it out. ...the middle and bottom left is the true connection. The ground is there on top incase something bad happens even though there is a fuse in the wiring.....thanks!
that's great congrats :) I believe the black is also for the LED in the switch and one of the posts is for that as well, the one I used the short wire to jump you can wire them a couple different ways ie led on 24/7 or led on only when the key is to Acc (best route) and as its DC you have to have everything "grounded" though they do not use that method much anymore its all run back to the battery so you get a better "ground" lol I remember when all you needed to do was put a screw into the metal and that was good enough now your likely to smoke a computer doing that. what are you planning on running off the switch?
i bought a wildcat x1000. i have a light bar switch, rear light switch, a blower switch, and a winch switch. the person before me had a a normal off and on switch for the light bar
sayheytome awesome. I'll be doing a winch switch tutorial in a bit here, just waiting for it to land I'm looking forward to it
Good video sar laik
how about 4 pin how to wire?
well without seeing it Id say you would have a power in a ground a power out and one to power the led in the switch. if you have a multi meter with the continuity setting it would be easy enough to figure out which is which
All of that tech know-how and your filming with a potato cam? 0.o
I have a 8 pin
Hi,
i got one of those rocker switches but it also comes with a dual USB with voltmeter squeezed between top and bottom usb ports.
the 2 components came wired up already but my question is it came with 3 red wires and 1 black. do i connect all three to the same power source or is there a certain way to wire this setup? if you like to chat directly my email is accordance73@gmail.com thanks. i normaly know how to wire these things up but the 3 positive wires are throwing me for a loop....lol
without seeing it Id only be guessing, but it would be an educated guess lol, I would say the 3 powers in probably head to the different components ie volt meter, usb and switch and yes you could conceivably connect them to the same power source but you could also opt to wire them separately for example if you wanted the switch to be connected to the acc of the ignition the usb 24/7 and the voltmeter only when the car is running etc and the ground is constant to all of them
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excellent
Would have been great if he would show a good shot of the back. WTH
480p?......really?
You do realize you wired that switch wrong don’t you The LED backlight function of that switch should have been wired to your ignition or your headlight switch not to your constant on from your battery. That way the backlight is only on if the lights are on or the ignition is on.
ohh Im glad you told me for years they have been in my truck operating the ten light bars on my roof rack Id better run out and rip them all out and re do them thanks for the heads up