[sdiy] switch question

[rude66]

hi scott,

here are 2 pics:

http://www.rude66.org/pics/switchback.jpg
http://www.rude66.org/pics/switchfront.jpg

the switch has only 2 positions, you push the middle part in to switch it on..




> A switch with 8 contact lugs cannot be an SPST.  I have no idea what sort of switch you have,
> but it's not an SPST.  Is it a toggle type?  Or do you twist the actuator?  That's one
> strange sounding switch...  If it has only two positions, then you need to map it out with a
> continuity tester so we can know what type of switch it really is.  It may be single pole
> multiple throw, or multiple pole single throw, but without the continuity test map, we can't
> know.
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