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  1. 03-07-2008, 12:52 PM #1
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    Talking Switchs again

    Hi Guys!

    I got some switches that are on/off. They have 4 poles. All my other ones have 2.
    Doe'st take much to confuse a truck driverDah! 2 extra poles. DOHHH
    Would that be 2 ground and 2 live??


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    Thumbs up hi radar

    yes- they probably would be 2 ground and 2 live- so in effect 2 separate switches from the same lever- so you could use 1 set of poles for the switch feeding flightsim and maybe the other for an annunciator light circuit

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    steveeverson!

    Sounds good to me.

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    With a plain DPST switch you don't need a seperate annunciator line - just put the annunciator in lin as it is a straight on off switch. Double ploe switches are usually only useful if they're ON-OFF-On, then you can use a seperate circuit for the annunciator as some annunciators are lit up when the switch is off - so you use a seperate circuit wired to pole "a" and the ground (center)and go out when the switch is thrown on - breaks the circuit with pole "a" and closes the circuiot with pole "b", and some are lit up in the on position only.

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    Always use an Ohm meter to check switches. My 2 cents.
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