Toggle Switch

[Liveforliving]

Hate to ask what I assume is an easy question: I have kcd4 toggle switches for my control panel. They illuminate.

No instructions, no diagrams. Google is useless. Just has a 2 and a 3 next to two of the pins. How do I wire this up? I need one circuit to illuminate it, and the other circuit to activate a pump once the switch is flipped...

See photo. Thanks for the time.

 

[iijakii]

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=272

Auber has a diagram. Looks like the LED pulls off the switch and doesnt have its own wiring?

 

[Liveforliving]

I could be overly paranoid, but this one is different/cheap. It starts at 2 and 3 (skips 1). Think it is simple as 1 to 1 and 2 to 2? Would the 1 to 1 be what illuminates the toggle?

 

[Brumateur]

Iloumination lamps connected between 2 and 3` . When switch is in On position terminal 2 connected to 3 and 2' connected to 3'

Be aware that some cheap Chinese switches habe much lower actual rating that stated. I had some switches melted under 5Amp of load.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Iloumination lamps connected between 2 and 3` . When switch is in On position terminal 2 connected to 3 and 2' connected to 3'

Be aware that some cheap Chinese switches habe much lower actual rating that stated. I had some switches melted under 5Amp of load.

To be fair, if your switch is wired properly it shouldnt have more than a few dozen milliamps running through it. You should never actually wire your load to go through your switch, it should only be wired to trigger your main contactor.

 

[Brumateur]

To be fair, if your switch is wired properly it shouldnt have more than a few dozen milliamps running through it.

If some electric components rated 20amp /120V it suppose to work properly on any load below it. Otherwise it's just a crappy component.

You should never actually wire your load to go through your switch, itshould only be wired to trigger your main contactor.

- Contactor acts as a load for a switch. So wat did you say literally means "you should never wire anything to a switch"

- are you suggesting to install contactor for any device? Did your desktop computer, printer or coffeemaker has a contactor? Do you using contactor to power your pump?

Personnaly I has a problem with similar switch at my CNC mchine. Its peack current consumption is around 8 Amps. I bought a replacement on eBay but it fails again very fast . So I bought around 10 bunches of such switches from 10 different suppluers and start testing them.
Only 2 was able to hold 15 amp of load. Other failed on 10 Amps and below. One started melting even under 4Amp of load.

 

[Liveforliving]

Thanks for the feedback. But which one 2 to 2' or 3 to 3' is the wiring to illuminate the light?

 

[GrogNerd]

you would use a DPST switch to turn on two things at the same time. the simple act of closing the switch would illuminate the light

the "typical wiring" at that Auber link is pointless... why have a DP to a single load with 2 opens like that?

try this, and it really does not matter which way you hook it up, either side to 2 or 2', 3 or 3', a switch will work either way

 

[Brumateur]

Thanks for the feedback. But which one 2 to 2' or 3 to 3' is the wiring to illuminate the light?

Sorry it was a rypo. Lamp connected berween 2 and 2'