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Check with a test meter (ohms)

Posted by clifff (A) on October 22, 2006 at 11:45:35

In Reply to: Re: How do I wire this switch? posted by Kunzwerks on October 22, 2006 at 11:31:59:

and if you don't have a test meter and know how to use it you really should not be doing this!

The 6 pins will be in two groups of three. The centre pin of each group of three will be connected to the outer pins depending on the direction of rotation of the shaft. Try this with your meter. It is quite logical and obvious once it "clicks" :-)

There should be no connection between the two groups of three at any time.

The centre pins will go one to hot via the fuse and one to neutral. One outer pin from each group will then go to the transformer.

As already stated, earth must go directly to a solid chassis point.

As a check BEFORE you connect power, check that there is NO connection between both hot and neutral to ground with the switch in both positions. Then check between hot an neutral of the plug. It should be open circuit with the switch off AND/OR the fuse removed, and measure some value (100R to 10K??) with the switch closed. The value will be the resistance of the transformer primary.

I hope that makes sense.

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