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SPST LED Rocker Switch Wiring

Haelind

Jun 27, 2019
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Hello,

Need a little help with wiring this switch. I understand a 3 pin LED but this is a 4 pin. Looked for a wiring diagram but no luck only found a data sheet with dimensions and terminations. The power source will be 12v 10amp adapter.

Thank you kindly,
Haelind
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Harald Kapp

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Probably 2 pins (thin) for the light, 2 pins (fat) for power.
What is the part number?
Your photos 3 and 4 are hard to read - too much reflection. Try again, please, with good lighting, no reflections. The "print" may give the necessary hints if readable.
 

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You do not step down to 2.2V. Instead you add a current-limiting resistor in series. The resistor will be (12V - 2.0V)/10mA= 1k ohms or use 510 ohms for brighter 20mA. A 1/4W resistor will be fine. Correct polarity of the LED is important.
 

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The switch function is shown in the datasheet as follows:
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and so is the LED connection:
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