http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/ multiple media... seriously! Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-828 stevecooley Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:17:56 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-828 Thanks for your comment. I'd warn that not all switches are built the way the one you took apart are, so be careful when proclaiming that I'm wrong just because you experienced something other than what my own research has produced. Without any illustrations of your explanation, I'm having a hard time visualizing your account of how the see-saw electomechanical action would explain the counter-intuitive backwards wiring my research discovered. So bust out your drawing app of choice and post the URL to your fully illustrated article here, and I'll be happy to point people to it. Thanks for your comment. I'd warn that not all switches are built the way the one you took apart are, so be careful when proclaiming that I'm wrong just because you experienced something other than what my own research has produced. Without any illustrations of your explanation, I'm having a hard time visualizing your account of how the see-saw electomechanical action would explain the counter-intuitive backwards wiring my research discovered. So bust out your drawing app of choice and post the URL to your fully illustrated article here, and I'll be happy to point people to it.

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Ed Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00:16 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-827 You should probably actually take apart a switch before posting things online claiming "this must be what it would look like". Last time I took one of these apart the electrical connections where actually made by a see-saw style set-up where the centre connection(s) actually functioned like the fulcrum (pivot). The position of the switch lever then pushes down on one side of the see-saw or the other.<br>Presumably (and this is where I bring in my own "original research" as wikipedia calls it) this is so that the areas of the internal parts that receive mechanical wear-and-tear from the switch's operation are not the areas that make the electrical connection, thus increasing the switches operational life and reducing the effect that continued operation has on the electrical properties (resistance due to corrosion, dirt build up, etc.). You should probably actually take apart a switch before posting things online claiming “this must be what it would look like”. Last time I took one of these apart the electrical connections where actually made by a see-saw style set-up where the centre connection(s) actually functioned like the fulcrum (pivot). The position of the switch lever then pushes down on one side of the see-saw or the other.
Presumably (and this is where I bring in my own “original research” as wikipedia calls it) this is so that the areas of the internal parts that receive mechanical wear-and-tear from the switch's operation are not the areas that make the electrical connection, thus increasing the switches operational life and reducing the effect that continued operation has on the electrical properties (resistance due to corrosion, dirt build up, etc.).

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-817 stevecooley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:17:56 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-817 Thanks for your comment. I'd warn that not all switches are built the way the one you took apart are, so be careful when proclaiming that I'm wrong just because you experienced something other than what my own research has produced. Without any illustrations of your explanation, I'm having a hard time visualizing your account of how the see-saw electomechanical action would explain the counter-intuitive backwards wiring my research discovered. So bust out your drawing app of choice and post the URL to your fully illustrated article here, and I'll be happy to point people to it. Thanks for your comment. I'd warn that not all switches are built the way the one you took apart are, so be careful when proclaiming that I'm wrong just because you experienced something other than what my own research has produced. Without any illustrations of your explanation, I'm having a hard time visualizing your account of how the see-saw electomechanical action would explain the counter-intuitive backwards wiring my research discovered. So bust out your drawing app of choice and post the URL to your fully illustrated article here, and I'll be happy to point people to it.

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Ed Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:16 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-816 You should probably actually take apart a switch before posting things online claiming "this must be what it would look like". Last time I took one of these apart the electrical connections where actually made by a see-saw style set-up where the centre connection(s) actually functioned like the fulcrum (pivot). The position of the switch lever then pushes down on one side of the see-saw or the other.<br>Presumably (and this is where I bring in my own "original research" as wikipedia calls it) this is so that the areas of the internal parts that receive mechanical wear-and-tear from the switch's operation are not the areas that make the electrical connection, thus increasing the switches operational life and reducing the effect that continued operation has on the electrical properties (resistance due to corrosion, dirt build up, etc.). You should probably actually take apart a switch before posting things online claiming “this must be what it would look like”. Last time I took one of these apart the electrical connections where actually made by a see-saw style set-up where the centre connection(s) actually functioned like the fulcrum (pivot). The position of the switch lever then pushes down on one side of the see-saw or the other.
Presumably (and this is where I bring in my own “original research” as wikipedia calls it) this is so that the areas of the internal parts that receive mechanical wear-and-tear from the switch's operation are not the areas that make the electrical connection, thus increasing the switches operational life and reducing the effect that continued operation has on the electrical properties (resistance due to corrosion, dirt build up, etc.).

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-789 SPDT switch wiring explained | thekevinpipe.com Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:24:02 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-789 [...] Learning the ropes with electronics hardware can be full of little 'gotchas' - but don't be discouraged! Steve writes - One of the most common pieces of circuit bending hardware is the single-position-dual-throw (SPDT) switch. I recently ran into a wiring problem and made an illustrated post on how I figured out the solution and some guesses as to why I came to the solution i did. Hopefully it could save some people the hassle of having to rewire their project up like i did. - toggle switch wiring problems fixed and explained [...] [...] Learning the ropes with electronics hardware can be full of little ‘gotchas’ – but don’t be discouraged! Steve writes – One of the most common pieces of circuit bending hardware is the single-position-dual-throw (SPDT) switch. I recently ran into a wiring problem and made an illustrated post on how I figured out the solution and some guesses as to why I came to the solution i did. Hopefully it could save some people the hassle of having to rewire their project up like i did. – toggle switch wiring problems fixed and explained [...]

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-788 John Honniball Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:48:17 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-788 There's a "snap-action" mechanism inside the toggle switches that causes the reversal that you've found. This mechanism is not present in the slide switches. It makes the toggles work much better, by making the opening and closing of the circuit happen much more quickly, even if the operator moves the toggle slowly. It's what makes the toggle "click", too. If you have a multimeter, it's always best to check the operation of things like switches and connectors before installation. There’s a “snap-action” mechanism inside the toggle switches that causes the reversal that you’ve found. This mechanism is not present in the slide switches. It makes the toggles work much better, by making the opening and closing of the circuit happen much more quickly, even if the operator moves the toggle slowly. It’s what makes the toggle “click”, too. If you have a multimeter, it’s always best to check the operation of things like switches and connectors before installation.

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-787 GB Vehicles Info » Blog Archive » SPDT switch wiring explained Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:43:09 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-787 [...] - toggle switch wiring problems fixed and explained [...] [...] – toggle switch wiring problems fixed and explained [...]

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » SPDT switch wiring explained Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:54:30 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-786 [...] SPDT switch wiring explained - [Link] [...] [...] SPDT switch wiring explained – [Link] [...]

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-785 andy Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:46:19 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-785 visualize a manual transmission next... visualize a manual transmission next…

]]> http://www.sc-fa.com/blog/2008/09/15/toggle-switch-wiring-problems-fixed-and-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Steve Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:47:04 +0000 http://sc-fa.com/blog/?p=218#comment-784 Dude! Never! Dude! Never!

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