Simple SPST button question
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:09 am
Hello folks,
I am new to cockpit building and have made this scifi cockpit.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... ockpit.jpg
This is the full size pic of the slide cage.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... pit028.jpg
The colored buttons you may notice on the upper and lower side panels are currently unwired, because I can’t find a diagram for them, and don’t have enough experience to work from schematics.
I do solder all day long for a living, but it is manufacturing guitars and pickups, and not this particular family of electronics (though the fundamentals are the same).
All I currently want is to have the buttons light up / off when the button is pushed.
They are Phillips SPST lighted momentary switches. Their info is here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... switch.jpg
The lamp info that I bought for them is here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... t=lamp.jpg
I bought a twelve volt battery with which to experiment here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... attery.jpg
I soldered separate pieces of lead wire to each of the magnet poles. After trying everything I could think if, I still cannot get the switch to light in any way. I don’t see any compromise in the lamp, and it is thoroughly seated.
If someone can tell me which wires to solder to which prongs, I’d really appreciate it.
Happy New Year, everyone.
I am new to cockpit building and have made this scifi cockpit.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... ockpit.jpg
This is the full size pic of the slide cage.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... pit028.jpg
The colored buttons you may notice on the upper and lower side panels are currently unwired, because I can’t find a diagram for them, and don’t have enough experience to work from schematics.
I do solder all day long for a living, but it is manufacturing guitars and pickups, and not this particular family of electronics (though the fundamentals are the same).
All I currently want is to have the buttons light up / off when the button is pushed.
They are Phillips SPST lighted momentary switches. Their info is here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... switch.jpg
The lamp info that I bought for them is here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... t=lamp.jpg
I bought a twelve volt battery with which to experiment here:
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr17 ... attery.jpg
I soldered separate pieces of lead wire to each of the magnet poles. After trying everything I could think if, I still cannot get the switch to light in any way. I don’t see any compromise in the lamp, and it is thoroughly seated.
If someone can tell me which wires to solder to which prongs, I’d really appreciate it.
Happy New Year, everyone.