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10-21-2012, 07:59 AM | #1 |
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Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
Hello all, long time watcher, first time poster
I have a 36v ezgo txt. I have a headlight bundle that I want to remove the pull switch and replace it with an LED rocker switch. The light bundle has two wires (pos/Neg). How can I accomplish this feat? I have wired it in every combination and permutation. And either the light stays on or the lights are off while the led switch indication illuminates. The led switch has 3 poles. One for acc one for source and one for ground. The headlights are powered from and grounded to the reducer. Obviously I want the led to indicate on when lights are on. Any help is greatly appreciated |
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10-21-2012, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
The switch should work (on/off) with the two existing wires. In order to illuminate the switch you need to add the ground to it. Use the same ground that is used for the lights themselves.
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10-21-2012, 09:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
Nice diagram Geo.
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10-21-2012, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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10-21-2012, 06:33 PM | #5 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
I'm still not sure that will work.
Reason I say that is because the lights are already tied into the reducer sending power and the ground to the end terminals of the light harness up front and tied into the pull switch. |
10-22-2012, 02:22 PM | #6 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
I installed these switches too. But I used an auxiliary battery (instead of the reducer) wired to a fuse block and from the fuse block circuits on to the switches and to the accessories exactly as indicated in Culln5’s nice diagram.
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10-22-2012, 03:16 PM | #7 | |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
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The lights couldn't already be tied into the power source from the reducer and the ground or they would burn all of the time regardless of the switch. If the pull switch controls the lights then it is breaking the flow of current as it should. If this is not correct, someone speak up. It will not hurt my feelings. Sorry, Culln5. I think I just said the same thing you did except in many more words :( |
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10-23-2012, 05:30 AM | #8 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
@nobogez42
Yes I think you're right. I was thinking about it at bed time (do my best thinking there) I guess I just assumed that one wire going to the pull was ground and one was +. Now I understand that one is pos and the other is accessory. So I Need to find which one is hot and which one is acc. Then tap in to ground. I am new to electric work so this baffled me for a spell. Thanks all for the insight. It really clarified things for me. |
10-23-2012, 09:39 AM | #9 |
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Re: Led rocker switch to head/tail lights
I have a precedent and just hooked the switch up to the Neg lead of the voltage meter hook up. It does work.
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