adding switches

[digglesworth]

So I'm adding some switches from Otrattw and I need to find a good switched 12v source to power the top half of each switch. The top half is independent, the bottom half is dependent. I thought about going of the switched 12v of the radio but don't want to add too much to that circuit. I'm only adding 3 switches. The constant 12v and ground is coming from my aux fuse block.

 

[Schwarttzy]

O man it's been so long since I had some of those switches, they're awesome. Use the cigarette lighter, that what I used for my CB, and I didn't even have to cut the wires in anyway to do it.

 

[digglesworth]

Those are constant 12v aren't they? I'm looking for a 12v that's switched with the ignition... I want the top half (independent side) to come on when I turn the truck on. The top half is the logo for what that switch controls. There's another light (dependent) that comes on when I turn the switch on. That runs off the constant 12v I've already got run from the aux block , through the switch and back to the relay.

 

[Schwarttzy]

Those are constant 12v aren't they?

I'm pretty sure that one is constant and the other is switched on my vehicle.

 

[digglesworth]

Hmmm. Never payed that much attention. Now I'm gonna have to go look.

 

[digglesworth]

Well... Not mine. I plugged my GPS power cord into both with the car off and they're both hot all the time.

 

[rascole]

Just tie into your radio, those switches draw such a small amount of amps. you'll never notice it. We're talking milliamps.

 

[digglesworth]

Thanks. That's probably what I'll end up doing. It'll be real close to where the switches will be mounted too.