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Power connector question
PL1:
--- Quote from: Kit444 on December 07, 2013, 09:15:30 am ---I'm not having any luck wiring this. Here are some pics. Is it possible to put the fuse in wrong?
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As long as the fuse is the right physical size/making solid contact at both ends/not already blown, it should be fine -- you can't put it in backwards.
Looks like you have one of these illuminated switches with a neon lamp . . .
. . . that hooks up like this. NL is the neon lamp in the switch. Pin 2 is ground (not shown) which looks properly connected in your pics above.
Scott
EDIT: On second glance, it looks like you have a different switch module. (The rest of the unit is pretty much standard, but different companies use different switches.)
Is the switch illuminated or plain?
Can you test with a multimeter to see what terminals are connected when the switch is in the off and on positions? (with no power applied and the wires removed)
If you don't mind I'd also like to also include pics/diagram (like above) of your power switch in the wiki for others to follow once we figure it out. :cheers:
Kit444:
It's the Amico IEC320 mentioned earlier in the thread. I wired it like I saw it pictured in the photo someone posted. Here's a pic from the other side of the inlet. It is illuminated.
I don't have a multimeter. Just a cheap voltage tester that lights up if there's voltage. I'm getting voltage on all the terminals either way the switch is turned.
You can use the photos. Please excuse my gnarled hackmanship on the hole in the wood.
Thanks.
PL1:
--- Quote from: Kit444 on December 07, 2013, 12:11:53 pm ---I don't have a multimeter.
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You should rectify that sitution post haste. :lol
Harbor Freight has some cheap meters like this one and sometimes they send out coupons offering a meter for free with any purchase.
If you need to make an improvised continuity (connection) meter, you can use an encoder. (IPAC, KADE, Keywiz, etc.)
Unplug the power cord from the IEC320 and use Notepad or Keyboard Tester and an input wire and a ground wire from the encoder to see if there is continuity between terminals on the switch.
If there's continuity, the associated keystroke will register. ;D
Scott