Electrical – Wiring a 6 pin On/Off/On toggle switch (DC) 2 Pole

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I bought a 2 pole 6 pin On/Off/On toggle switch that's for DC power, (25A 12V)
see here:
Toggle Switch

The only issue is that I have no idea how to wire it, as mentioned, it has labels on the back, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 with no indication of what's positive and negative.

What I would like to do with it, is connect two power sources, and a main device, is that even possible with this switch?

Basically, I have a Monitor that takes 12V DC, and I want to use, USB-C (Which is converted to 12V through a buck converter) and a DC power adapter, but the switch is used to switch between them, so flicking to the first On will use USB-C, and then the second On will use the adapter, again, is it even possible to do that with this switch? If it is, could anyone help me with wiring? Because there isn't any schematics or diagrams that explain how this switch is wired.

Thanks in advance.

Best Answer

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Figure 1. The common on one pole of the switch is connected to the upper or lower tag depending on switch position. The other pole of the switch is the same and is electrically isolated from the first.

  • Connect the monitor + and - to the common tags.
  • Connect one power source to the top tags, observing polarity.
  • Connect the other power source to the bottom tags, observing polarity.

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Figure 2. Cross-section of a switch that was a serious problem on Apollo 15 due to a piece of wire floating around inside the switch. Source: Apollo 15 Day 2: Checking the SPS.

Don't buy stuff that doesn't have datasheets.

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