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Chris:


--- Quote from: Tokey on January 04, 2005, 10:33:49 am ---So I need to make it the top 2 instead of the bottom 2 according to that?
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SteveJ34:


--- Quote from: Tokey on January 04, 2005, 10:33:49 am ---So I need to make it the top 2 instead of the bottom 2 according to that?  I'll try that as soon as I get home.

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From what I see, your ASCII art implies you have it currently wired in the same manner as indicated in the picture in the link above.

Are these Happs buttons? Even if not the switches themselves should be marked.

In all likelihood it is the first and third connections that should be made, not the top 2. The connection on the very bottom is most likely ground.




RayB:

An easy test for newbies who don't have a logic / continuity thingy, is get a small flashlight. Take out the light bulb and one battery. Get two wires. Now connect the wires to the battery and bulb. Lights up right?

Now get a third wire and wire it all up to the coin switch (or any other switch you want to test). Your circuit should be a "circle". Hit the switch, and it should light the bulb. If the bulb is lit already and hitting the switch turns it off, then you know you're using the wrong tab on the switch (the NC which means "Normally Closed").

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Added 5 minutes later:
Actually, if you're a real dunce for something simple as wiring up a lightbulb, then you could leave the Flashlight intact, but rip out the Flashlight's on/off button.

You'll find the button has 2 wires. The switch basically connects them together, causing electricity to flow, making the bulb light up. Rip out that switch, and instead attach two long wires. Now you can hook up these wires to any switch you want to test, as explained above...



Chris:

For those still wiring up cabinets without a multimeter, Home Depot has them for under $20.  Wal-Mart usually has them too, although I can't find one on their site right now.  I can't imagine building a cabinet without a multimeter or at least a continuity tester.

--Chris


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--- Quote from: Chris on January 04, 2005, 12:01:33 pm ---For those still wiring up cabinets without a multimeter, Home Depot has them for under $20.
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