Divisiblemarlin
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Greetings to all!
Im currently converting a van and looking for a puzzle piece of advice, ill try to be concise.
What I'm attempting to achieve is a lighting circuit that has a dimmer, and two switches.
Switch 1(spst) powers on and off the whole circuit.
Switch 2 (C/NO/NC, latching) when on, powers the dimmer. When off, bypasses the dimmer to still power the light.
All the pieces work independent, dimmer works with the light, ground is okay, but I've tried every conceivable connection with little success.
My guess is Switch 2 is the weak link, but i can't see how changing it for a dpdt would help, when in the latching switches' case would just double the c/no/nc terminals.
Should a relay be involved?
Many thanks in advance for any help or advice you can offer!
Marlin
Im currently converting a van and looking for a puzzle piece of advice, ill try to be concise.
What I'm attempting to achieve is a lighting circuit that has a dimmer, and two switches.
Switch 1(spst) powers on and off the whole circuit.
Switch 2 (C/NO/NC, latching) when on, powers the dimmer. When off, bypasses the dimmer to still power the light.
All the pieces work independent, dimmer works with the light, ground is okay, but I've tried every conceivable connection with little success.
My guess is Switch 2 is the weak link, but i can't see how changing it for a dpdt would help, when in the latching switches' case would just double the c/no/nc terminals.
Should a relay be involved?
Many thanks in advance for any help or advice you can offer!
Marlin