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Old Apr 7, 2006
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Help for wiring a Switch

I picked up a couple of these and they have an LED light at the end, made my Ignited. Basically i can assume the wires will be put on in an "in" and "out" fashion at the bottom part but i am curious as to whether the piece on the right should hook up to a power supply or whether this is a ground for the LED, but in that case what would power the LED?

also... i bought 16ga wire to extend this with my engine start button and ignition. i have it figured out how i will be wiring it but will this gauge work?

thanks a lot, i appreciate it.

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A guess, Off=voltage supply +12Volt supply, -LED=ground for illumination LED, On=switched +12 volts.

I have some of the wiring info for 01-02 and 03 starting circuit, if you want it PM with E-Mail.
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Hmmm... My switches normally have 3 prongs on the bottom, but I'd assume that this one would be the same. I'd think the one standing alone on the far right would be a ground, the one under the on position would be your 12v constant, and the remaining would be your line to whatever you are wiring.
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^ you are correct!

just wired one of these switches myself
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the prong on the right is the Ground.

The two prongs on the bottom are for Power.
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Originally Posted by R1Style
the prong on the right is the Ground.

The two prongs on the bottom are for Power.
exactly. The LED gets power from the right switch terminal (right on the bottom in that pic) and grouds itself using the side terminal
 
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