Re: [EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Easiest way to wire this circuit: Connect hi and lo beam wires to the two "common" contacts. Measure the hi beam wire connection to the outside contact in the setting for lo beam. Leave that contact open and wire the other 3 outside contacts to +12v if the lights return is ground. Good luck, Cor.

Re: [EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread Michael Ross via EV
I am not sure what you are trying to do and I don't want to figure it out, but I will say you can definitely jumper the terminals and something will happen. I used to design switches for Eaton Corp and it was common to ship some configurations with this kind of mod. For example a DPDT can be used t

Re: [EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
What jumper? Each side of a DPDT switch is independent. So, one side of the switch will be ON-OFF-ON for the low beam. The other side will be OFF-OFF-ON for the hi beam. On Sat May 11 11:10:59 PDT 2019 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >On 2019-05-11 12:44, John Lussmyer via EV wrote: >> No. >> If you have

Re: [EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread evtlfp20 via EV
On 2019-05-11 12:44, John Lussmyer via EV wrote: No. If you have a DPDT switch, Put +12v on both the center contacts. On one end, attach JUST the low beam light to ONE contact. At the other end, Attach the low beam to ONE contact, and the HiBeam to the other contact. isn't that jumper going to

[EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
No. If you have a DPDT switch, Put +12v on both the center contacts. On one end, attach JUST the low beam light to ONE contact. At the other end, Attach the low beam to ONE contact, and the HiBeam to the other contact. On Sat May 11 10:30:54 PDT 2019 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >on my electric motorc

[EVDL] switch DPDT wringing for hi/lo lights

2019-05-11 Thread evtlfp20 via EV
on my electric motorcycle I want to use my DPDT 3 postion switch to have like a hi /lo beam, but both lights on "hi beam " and one on "low beam"setting. sw postion 1 2 3 1 light / off/ 2nd light & 1st light both Can do i do this by jumpering acros