(light) switches and controllers - Page 2

jacksonpt · 02/16/2018, 06:38 PM

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Wire them in series.
In other words, wire from BOB + to one side of switch, wire from other side of switch to one side of second switch, other side of second switch to BOB ground. You would need to hold both switches to activate the program.

Does that work even if the ground is tied into to the ground of the 4 toggle switches?

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Gorgok · 02/16/2018, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Member No. 1

Wire them in series.
In other words, wire from BOB + to one side of switch, wire from other side of switch to one side of second switch, other side of second switch to BOB ground. You would need to hold both switches to activate the program.

And then the day you get tired of having to free up your other hand you can tape down the 'safety' button like on not so OSHA approved tooling. :P

Not sure what you mean by the ground on a momentary switch, it only has 2 contacts both are technically 'hot.' You need to wire BOB to switch 1a hot, switch 1b hot to switch 2a hot, switch 2b hot back to BOB. If they have a real ground terminal for the housing or something, that isn't part of the switch function, so it doesn't matter. Also with low volt stuff (like the BOB) thats pretty much irrelevant.

Member No. 1 · 02/16/2018, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonpt

Does that work even if the ground is tied into to the ground of the 4 toggle switches?

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Yes

jacksonpt · 02/16/2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Member No. 1

Yes

Ok, thanks. I'll have to recheck my wiring in they morning. Currently, only 1 button needs to be pressed to close the circuit and activated my water change program.

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jacksonpt · 02/17/2018, 03:40 AM

I'm an idiot. The wiring is fine, my logic is wrong.

The switches' default state is closed, so pressing either opens the circuit. Wiring is fine, programming is fine, I just need different switches to make it work the way I want.

Thanks for the help everyone... much appreciated.

Member No. 1 · 02/17/2018, 07:03 AM

Not an idiot, that's how we all learn. You're one step closer to being an Apex wiz!
But at my age, every time I learn something new, it pushes something old out of my brain.

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