LED Switch

[DSMGoliath]

My friend just recently gave me a blue Pilot Automotive LED rocker switch to hook up my LED's to but the problem is I have no idea what wire goes to what prong. The top prong is gold while the other bottom two are silver. Does anyone have any idea how to hook this switch up? Here is a picture of the switch.

 

[98GSXtreme07]

Hmmm...not sure but my guess would be that the gold is your positive and the 2 silvers are both ground. You could just test and see yourself by touching the wires to each prong and seeing which combination works. Just my .02. I hope this helps you in some way.

 

[DSMGoliath]

Yeah I will try that. Thank you for your input I really appreciate it.

 

[99RedGs]

Ya, I am almost positive that you can't mess anything up anyways. All a switch does is complete a circuit. The only way it could possibly mess something up is if it had a voltage reducer on it or something. Just hook it up a few times until it works.

The gold is most likely positive and the silver are grounds. You probably don't need to run 2 grounds for LEDS though.

 

[DSMGoliath]

Yeah I tried it yesterday and it worked tons of different ways. Thank you all for your input and I look forward to talking to you some more on DSMTuners.

 

[king_of_HTX]

The gold is most likely positive and the silver are grounds. You probably don't need to run 2 grounds for LEDS though.

One of the grounds is for the little light on the switch itself.

 

[Defiant]

You might want to email them and ask if they can supply a schematic (or, look at the back of the package at AutoZoneChiefPepKragenSchuckGrandBoys):
Pilot Automotive Inc.
Their website is fairly half-assed, and doesn't seem to be much help.

 

[DSMGoliath]

Yeah actually I hooked it up last night and believe it or not I didn't need a ground for some reason, Somehow it works. What do you guys think

 

[kergilman]

Yeah actually I hooked it up last night and believe it or not I didn't need a ground for some reason, Somehow it works. What do you guys think

Doesn't make sence to me...you normally need a complete circuit for a switch to function. If you have a digital multi meter, you could use the resistance measurments to see which of those pins short out or are open depending on the position of the rocker switch. Does the LED light up when the switch is in the ON position? If not, I would guess that the light system you are wiring this into has a relay involved further down the harness and it is finding the ground through that relay.

 

[VelocitàPaola]

It probably uses a common supply or a common ground... Or, if the switch is a SPDT then the LED is wired in parallel with one of the switch positions.

 

[white_dsm]

One is lumination, one is ground, and the gold is positive.