I'm working on restoring an old ATV, and I'm having a bit of trouble with the wiring. When I got the ATV it was missing the ignition switch, so I decided to replace it with this awesome looking switch instead.
Which I'm guessing, internally looks something like this...
After looking at the wiring diagram, I've figured out how to connect the switch.
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When I install the switch like this, the ATV powers up.
However, when I ground the switch so the LED will light...
The fuses blow.
If I don't connect the ground and I connect the pink and black wires to the switches Ground terminal, the LED lights but the ATV is not powered up.
How can I connect the switch so that it turns the ATV on, and the LED on the switch itself also lights?
Answer
You need a resistor between the LED pin and ground. Try anywhere from 220 to 1K ohm. The LED, being a type of diode, will allow as much current as it can if directly connected from power to ground.
If it blew a fuse, it's possibly blown the LED too... but you may be lucky.
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