RED-Z06 2,718 #1 Posted 2 hours ago My C100...i put on a new actuator and while im not in love with its speed, it works well, my switch however, failed a couple years ago, its a 6 wire switch that acts as a polarity reverser...im guessing 2 hots, 2 grounds and 2 wires to the motor. Ive had difficulty finding a 6 blade connector type momentary on/off/on switch...i can find numerous 4 wire type that appear to only use 1 hot, 1 ground, 2 motor wires. Do yall think i could just use one of those and cap off the 2 unused wires? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,608 #2 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Nope. You need to reverse both terminals to the motor. Google for "dpdt momentary switch” there are lots to choose from for $10 and up--pick your favorite style! Note: if there were a way to do this with a SPDT (without an auxiliary relay), the manufacturers woulda been all over it! Edited 2 hours ago by Handy Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,108 #3 Posted 2 hours ago DO get a switch with an amperage rating more than adequate for the max current the actuator draws..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,568 #4 Posted 44 minutes ago Yup too much current for the switch to handle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,718 #5 Posted 11 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Handy Don said: Nope. You need to reverse both terminals to the motor. Google for "dpdt momentary switch” there are lots to choose from for $10 and up--pick your favorite style! Note: if there were a way to do this with a SPDT (without an auxiliary relay), the manufacturers woulda been all over it! This setup has no relay, does that change anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
