USAF1 Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Can you take an electrical switch, rated at 10A @ 125VAC and 6A @ 240VAC and use it for 12VDC purposes?? Will only be running a relay off it. If not....give me a short story, on why not. I figure that electricity is electricity.....and all I'm doing is turning it on and off. TIA Pat
GoGo Gadget Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 That is what I did here. http://bmwsporttouring.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/941570/an/0/page/0#Post941570 An illuminated switch will not light up, but it will still work as a switch. A relay is virtually no load so you are fine. If it were a decent load it might burn up, or be rated better than an AC switch. I forget how Ohms law plays into that. Been awhile since I studied that.
Jerry Johnston Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 A relay should be fine. I found that if it's used for something that has next to zip current such as a garage door opener that the resistance of a heavy current switch some times has enough resistance that you have to hit the switch 2 or 3 times before it makes contact.
USAF1 Posted October 20, 2007 Author Posted October 20, 2007 Yep....that's what I was looking for................it is an illuminated switch. So I reckon I'll toss that idea out. I did google "12vDC rocker switches" and found just what I was looking for. {b]Jerry[/b] Thank you too! Pat
GoGo Gadget Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Yep....that's what I was looking for................it is an illuminated switch. So I reckon I'll toss that idea out. I did google "12vDC rocker switches" and found just what I was looking for. {b]Jerry[/b] Thank you too! Pat Did the swicthes you found have a round base or rectangular base? IMO, the round are easier to install since you only need to drill the hole and thread the nut on the bottom. I was going to get these, which would have illuminated, but they charge a fair amount for shipping and I did not want to pay twice as much in shipping as the switches cost. I might go back and order 6 switches to fill the pre cut holes in the dash then just find more stuff to power. http://www.action-electronics.com/switches.htm#Rocker
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