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One of my switches is always lit up, even when truck off?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by aleriance, May 13, 2019.

  1. May 13, 2019 at 3:14 PM
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    aleriance

    aleriance [OP] Well-Known Member

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    On my "BUMPER LIGHT BAR" switch from CaliRaisedLED, the icon itself that turns on and off when the light is on/off never turns off. It used to do this but I'm not sure what changed that made it stay on all the time, even when the truck is parked and off?

    I recently installed the "DITCH LIGHTS" button and wired it exactly the same way, per the instructions, but both switches trigger wires are connected to the same add-a-fuse underneath the dash.

    Do I need a seperate add-a-fuse for each switch? That wouldn't make much sense to me... you would quickly run out of existing fuses you can tap into, no?

    The light for the words on BOTH switches works properly by the way, they only light up when the dash lights are on.

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  2. May 15, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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    No help at all out there?
     
  3. May 15, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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    The dash light fuse.
     
  4. May 15, 2019 at 11:17 AM
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    Seabass Give it to me. I'll break it for you

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    Just a bunch of old crap
    Your constant hot is going to 2 different leads on your switch. One is the power of the device on the switch, and the other is for powering the switch's internal LEDs. Check your wiring diagram again to make sure you ahve the right configuration set up so that the switch light goes out when the switch is off. There's usually 4 ways to wire these up.
     
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  5. May 15, 2019 at 11:28 AM
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    aleriance

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    I have both of these switches wired identically, yet only one has this issue.

    I’m at work right now but I’ll take a look later and double check that.
     
  6. May 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM
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    aleriance

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    Good to know! However this issue has been going on since before the new switch was installed. What’s weird is it USED to work properly and one day it just stayed on all the time and hasn’t turned off since.
     

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