Need help with electric cutout switch wiring
10-29-2006, 10:02 AM
#1
Need help with electric cutout switch wiring I have a DMH cutout and I don't want to use the switch provided. I have the jimmy jams switch panel for my nitrous setup and I want the button to be in there so I can close the ash tray lid.
The cutout has four wires coming from the plug where I disconnected the old toggle button. White (power), Black (ground), Red and Green which I guess are "open" and "close". So I found a on/off/on switch that was smaller but it has 6 terminals. I tried a lot of configurations but I can only get the switch to operate when red and green are on the 2 terminals under the "off" area, and the white and black are on the same side. And it only either closes or opens, I can switch the red and green wires to make the other way work. I tried putting a hot wire and ground on the other side but then I can hear it click but it doesn't open or close. So puzzled I tried using 2 on/off switches on the jimmy jams panel.
I tried red, white and black on one on/off switch and green, another hot and ground on the other on/off switch but nothing happens, although the buttons do light up in the on position.
I'm clueless now, anyone have any other ideas?
The cutout has four wires coming from the plug where I disconnected the old toggle button. White (power), Black (ground), Red and Green which I guess are "open" and "close". So I found a on/off/on switch that was smaller but it has 6 terminals. I tried a lot of configurations but I can only get the switch to operate when red and green are on the 2 terminals under the "off" area, and the white and black are on the same side. And it only either closes or opens, I can switch the red and green wires to make the other way work. I tried putting a hot wire and ground on the other side but then I can hear it click but it doesn't open or close. So puzzled I tried using 2 on/off switches on the jimmy jams panel.
I tried red, white and black on one on/off switch and green, another hot and ground on the other on/off switch but nothing happens, although the buttons do light up in the on position.
I'm clueless now, anyone have any other ideas?
10-29-2006, 10:09 AM
#2
11 Second Club
iTrader: (36)
Join Date: May 2005
Location: South Jerzy
Posts: 1,449
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
the cut out switch is a lil different than a normal on-off switch. if you try to wire it for on/off, the motor will keep turning on the cut out or not work at all. i put my switch in the TCS panel on my t/a. you could probably use one switch as a kill switch and the other one to open/close it. but i think it would be easier staying with the provided switch. OR, look for a 3 way switch-- up is on, down is off and middle is neutral (just thought of that one) might work for ya!
