Timeline for Where can I find a switch to alternate connections between two pairs of two wires?
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| Jul 30 at 3:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 29 at 23:33 | comment | added | pipe | The generalized question here is great, if you ignore the small details. The core of it is "What do engineers call this type of switch?", a good question since it's a bit convoluted. | |
| Jul 29 at 6:50 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 29 at 4:57 | answer | added | Jasen Слава Україні | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 29 at 3:27 | answer | added | vu2nan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 29 at 0:28 | comment | added | jsotola | searched through the info on the adafruit site ... found a schematic diagram | |
| Jul 29 at 0:24 | comment | added | Anders_ | Good point. I’ll be sure to unplug it before flipping the switch. As for them both being connected to ground, how did you figure that out? | |
| Jul 29 at 0:19 | vote | accept | Anders_ | ||
| Jul 28 at 23:28 | comment | added | jsotola | it is unknown what happens if you flip the switch live ... it may re-negotiate the output voltage ... the output may rise to 20 V after one contact opens and before the second contact closes | |
| Jul 28 at 23:26 | comment | added | jsotola | the red and blue wires are both connected to ground ... you only need an SPDT switch | |
| Jul 28 at 23:04 | answer | added | jonathanjo | timeline score: 8 | |
| S Jul 28 at 22:49 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jul 28 at 22:49 | history | asked | Anders_ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |