Electronic – How to read Slide Switch schematics

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I can't understand the schematics of the 20pin slide switch SS44D04.

The schematics are in this pdf: http://www.lightcountry.com/download/slide/Slide%20Switch%20SS%20Series-11.pdf

It is the first one in the pdf.

Can anyone help me?

Best Answer

Those parts in the middle are rigid and are attached to the slider so they move together. They have 4 positions and will short various pins depending on the position.

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As you can see, the blacked-in dots that go to double contacts can be considered the common of each pole and they will each be connected to one of the four adjacent non-blacked-in dots (depending on the slider position), as in the below schematic, which I've arbitrarily numbered. You can see the four independent sections A, B, C and D. Positions are numbered 1 to 4 from left to right, consistent with the above schematic numbering.

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