Illuminated switches...(WARNING REALLY DUMB QUESTION AHEAD)

JayInJersey · Oct 29, 2010

I need a really dumb question about illuminated switches answered...

Do they have a separate contact on them for the LED or is it drawn from the switched contact block (that NC/NO thing) connection?

Tiber_Brew · Oct 29, 2010

Separate. Mine are LED, and run on a separate 120V circuit. That circuit is switched by the contact block the way I wired it, which is typical.

I'm using the maintained two way illuminated selector switches from www.automationdirect.com.

TB

JayInJersey · Oct 29, 2010

Ok good.
That's what I hoped...but then realized usually when I expect something to work that way it usually doesn't.

And of course I already ordered my parts before I knew the answer...

CodeRage · Oct 29, 2010

Jay,
On illuminated switches like that, they typically use the contact block posts for the lamp connections.

JayInJersey · Oct 29, 2010

I should really stop thinking about this till I get the part in my grubby hands...would save me asking the dumb ones

And the more I think about it...it will work either way.

If it has its own connections...I'll just wire them separately
If it works off the connector blocks...I'll just wire it to the NC side of the NO/NC block and it just won't be lit up while I push it

I can deal with that

Tiber_Brew · Oct 29, 2010

Which ones did you get?

JayInJersey · Oct 29, 2010

I got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390077188773

SweetSounds · Oct 30, 2010

Just curious, what process are you using momentary switches for?

I've got a ton of Allen-Bradley push buttons, and I'm trying to figure out what I can use them for! :cross:

renevdb · Oct 30, 2010

SweetSounds said:
Just curious, what process are you using momentary switches for?

I've got a ton of Allen-Bradley push buttons, and I'm trying to figure out what I can use them for! :cross:

Use them to activate and break relays.

bad coffee · Oct 30, 2010

Sweet sounds, what kind of AB switches? I'm looking for 4 sexy ones for my stainless BCS box.

B

JayInJersey · Nov 1, 2010

I using this illuminated one as my system "entergize" button and a power on light.

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