i'm trying to install a rocker switch to turn on something that i put in myself... i'm new to wiring stuff and i tried searching but not sure what to look for... anyways the rocker switch has three prongs in the back... power, load, ground... now i'm not sure if i should wire it to the battery or some other wire anslo where each one goes besides the ground wire.... i tried hooking up the power to the battery, load to the devide and ground grounded to the chassis (not sure if i use the right wire)... well anyway wheni turned it on... the wires blew and melted... i wasjust wondering if anyone can correct what i'm doin so i dont' burn out all the things in my car... thanks
installing rocker switch
- Thread starter guwakjai010
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Well I am not that much better but anyway I got mine all to work, so you have the wires all hooked up? sounds like you had them on wrong, there should be + an - signs on the switch. Tthe + is postive so hook it up to something with 12v power, - is the ground so ground it lol , an usually it's acc I think that's your accessory the device you are trying to get working. What type of switch is it and what are you trying to get it to switch on? O an make sure you have no contact on the switch it self that none of the wires are touching wrap a pice of blacktape around it or shrink wrap it. If any of that stuff don't work we need more info.
well my switch has power load and ground as the three prongs.... i'm just trying to install a siren speaker thats left from my alarm so that when i turn on the switch, the siren will go off...
i just wannamake sure... load is the power source and power is for whatever i'm hooking up the switch to right?... cuz i think if ound out my problem haha
hey man i did this in my car, so this is how i wired up all my interior neons, take your rocker and there will be 3 connectors, 1 will be ground one pos. and one the acc. or load, so connect your load one to whatever u want to wire up and turn on but remember that when you wire up the load that thing has to have a ground becuase you will wire up the items positive to the load. i hope it helps.