"Chuck Robbins" <intense99dak@home.com> wrote:
: Thank you to all who replied ;-)
: When I originally installed the switches in my console, I didn't really pay
: any attention. They've been used for close to a year without any problems.
: It wasn't until I recently picked up a 125vac switch from Radio Shack (cool
: looking illuminated rocker) that I realized the difference. I couldn't get
: the switch to illuminate and wondered if the 125vac made a difference. It
: turns out that I needed some more lines to/from it (way too many for my
: application).
: So it looks like I'll go back with my original thought of toggle switches
: with LED indicator lights.
Another option, should you find a cool switch but it doesn't have the
capability to power whatever you're planning to use it for, would be to
have it operate a relay which powers your equipment. Its pretty simple
to do and keeps the high current away from your switches. (Of course,
there is the additional cost of the relay, maybe $5 or so.)
---Jon-
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