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Can I wire 3 pressure switches to one circuit?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by locster, Jan 14, 2018.

  1. Jan 14, 2018 at 8:17 PM
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    locster

    locster [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I have an LED strip in my camper shell and want to control it with 3 pressure switches, one at each window. Can that be done? What would the wiring diagram look like?
     
  2. Jan 14, 2018 at 8:45 PM
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    So if you open any one door the lights come on? And if you close them all the lights go off? Or is it more complex than that?
     
  3. Jan 14, 2018 at 8:57 PM
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    On when any door is opened, off when all are closed.
     
  4. Jan 14, 2018 at 9:03 PM
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    Start with 12v positive.
    Go thru fuse.
    Terminate at your LED light.

    Don't ground yet.

    Now, create three separate ground wires, in parallel, from the negative terminal of the LED light.

    Put a pressure switch in each of them.

    Terminate each of those at ground.

    Clicking any switch completes the circuit. But having more than one switch open doesn't create any problems.
     
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  5. Jan 14, 2018 at 9:05 PM
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    I'm no good at drawing wiring schematics, but found this online. L1 would be battery positive, L2 would be ground, put your lights in place of "siren" and it should work as you describe. Should also have a fuse in the battery positive wire, as close to battery as possible.






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    This is a better way of doing it. Putting the switch on the ground side means less wire to run.
     
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  7. Jan 14, 2018 at 9:11 PM
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    except the metal frame of each window in a canopy/ camper shell may not be grounded because the canopy is typically fiberglass, so you would still need the ground wire to each window.
     
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  8. Jan 14, 2018 at 11:44 PM
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    Thank you gentlemen. I will give this a shot.
     

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