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On the independently wired switches does the bottom light stay on when the switch is turned on ??
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If you wire it that way then yes.
Independent means it is not directly effected by the switch position and reliant on how you wire it and to what.
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Independent means it is not directly effected by the switch position and reliant on how you wire it and to what.
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Feel my answer may not have helped. See if this does.
Most of the on/off switches are independent bottom and dependant top.
We wire the bottom to the input hot so when it has power the bottom is lit.
Top is lit when switch is ON.
But.....
you can also wire it on the output post so both are lit when ON and off when off.
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Most of the on/off switches are independent bottom and dependant top.
We wire the bottom to the input hot so when it has power the bottom is lit.
Top is lit when switch is ON.
But.....
you can also wire it on the output post so both are lit when ON and off when off.
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That does help, but my head still hurts. So your saying that I CAN wire the switch so that the lower portion will light up with key on and switch off .............. and STAY lit when i flip the switch on.
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Yes.
* if wired correctly
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I have been struggling to figure out how to wire a turn signal switch so that the backlighting works (key on) but also flashes when activated. Current switch is on-off-on with 7 pins (I am guessing that means dependent lighting). I was looking at getting an on-off-on 10 pin switch with independent lighting. Can either of these be wired to work for what I want?
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Welcome from Michigan!
Congrats on your first ever post.
We like pics of the machine so we have a visual if what you have so....Pics Or It Didn't Happen!
What kind of turn signal kit do u have?
Should have A wiring diagram to wire it and they are to wire them the way your asking fyi
The kit is a turnpro kit. Love the kit and the quality I just wish I could see the switches at night. Currently the switch just flashes when the signal is engaged.
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I have a turn pro kit. There plug and play. all the spades are used on that switch and u might not be able to do that. you can find the trigger ground spade that lights up the switch when it flashes and try and piggyback that but it may also cancel out the on off flash. Might b better off to call trunpro and see if they have a solution? If u figure it out, report back and show us.
Technically, it's easily doable, so long as the rocker switch has independent terminals for backlight (key on) and switch on fuctions. Many illuminated switches do. If that be the case, wire the backlight to the same source as your other switches. For the switch LED you want to flash with the turn signal lights, from the switch LED positive terminal, connect the cathode (banded end) of 2 diodes. The anode or positive end of each diode will go to the respective flasher output.
To be 100% sure of the above, one would need to see the wiring diagram that came with your kit. I looked on their site but couldn't find it.
To be 100% sure of the above, one would need to see the wiring diagram that came with your kit. I looked on their site but couldn't find it.
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A drawing of what you just described would help 🤣
Yes, all the spades are taken on that switch. Its also plug and play so the big molex that plugs into it covers those spades. If one was to do kinda as you described (would
be great if it would work) youd have to cut and splice the “correct” wire out of that molex. If i remember, I can get y a pic when i get home.
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So there is no wiring diagram with there kit, just an on line pdf with step by step instructions for the plug and play. So this is what i found of a pic of the molex on the back of the switch then the harness. Like i said ill try to remember to get a better pic when i get home.
Here is how my switch is wired but I also have 3 unterminated pins under the ground. I believe these could be used for a 2nd output set.
Okay, that helps a lot. With that switch, any illumination is taken care of internally, so there's no option to change illumination on the switch that without replacing the switch with something more suitable (discreet lighting terminals). That said, it would be easy to install a separate dash mounted LED indicator, if one isn't included in the kit, to remind & show you what the lights are doing. Just take the "drive" for the indicator lights off the + right and left outputs. If you'd rather just have one LED light to flash when either side is blinking, that easy to do with a couple of diodes - - just ask and I'll post a quick diagram if there's interest.
This switch does indicate when the the signal is engaged I was just hoping I could add back lighting when the switch is in the off position. I am not opposed to changing the switch to something with independent lighting options though.
Replacing the switch, if you can source the right one, would be the easiest approach if you want all the lighting, both background and off/on indication, within the switch. A panel mount would be easy and cheap:
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This would still use two diodes to wire to the two switch outputs. The panel LED will then blink if either turn signal is on. If you go this way, it's a simple wiring diagram and all connections are on the back of the existing switch. If you need the diagram, just ask.
Finally got enough service to get a picture uploaded.
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