Timeline for Wiring a 6 pin On/Off/On toggle switch (DC) 2 Pole
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| Jan 10, 2020 at 22:04 | comment | added | Transistor | If you're going to do that you wouldn't need a two pole switch, one would do. I wouldn't recommend it because you don't know that the negatives are fully isolated. Switching both poles avoids any problems and is just the same as unplugging one supply and plugging in the other. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:56 | comment | added | Daniel Morris | @Transistor - Also, I was talking about this to someone else, and they mentioned connecting a common ground? Do you think I need to do that? I'm assuming that means connecting all the negatives together? | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:52 | vote | accept | Daniel Morris | ||
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:52 | comment | added | Daniel Morris | @Transistor - Thank you for the help. :) | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:36 | comment | added | Transistor | @DanielMorris: You are free to decide yourself. Put all three positives on one side (the side I've labeled, for example) and all three negatives on the other. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:34 | comment | added | Transistor | @jsotola: I've seen both (some have an internal toggle that reverses the lever toggle) but after an image search yours is much more common. Fixed. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:33 | history | edited | Transistor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 10, 2020 at 21:22 | comment | added | Daniel Morris | How would I know which one is positive and negative though? And thanks, I will make sure I pay attention to stuff not having a datasheet. | |
| Jan 10, 2020 at 20:30 | history | answered | Transistor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |