How To Add A Toggle Switch

Add a switch easily to any household electronics item or automotive project easily by watching this short video.

[Matt]

this is amazing, im a business major in college, junior, but i wish i went into electrical engineering.

[fat-hand]

I can tell you are a eacher - perfectly explained and exactly what I needed! Thank you!

[alysonm]

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I got a spraybooth and the toggle switch had snapped off the housing. I didn't want to mess with soldering, so this is perfect!

[Rampant_Mongoose]

Thanks man I'm making my own sander from the motor of a strimmer/weedwacker I sure didn't want that starting as soon as I plugged it in.

[kama]

Thank you for sharing your electrical wiring knowledge!

[zacharyknight]

How many ocd ppl did it bother when he tighten up the screw and and metal plate that says on and off wasn't straight

[dylanp]

Hey Great Video! Quick question, do the toggle switch have a specific negative to positive side or can you hook up up and of the prongs coming off it? Anyone who knows please answer :)

[IMjunipa]

Thank you! Where do i get this kind of toggle switch? This one ( i also want) believe is a single pole. I've seen a few variations and the ones I've seen don't have the blade to put wires on neatly, but use tightening with a screw.

[believethehype]

Noon here so I have a dumb question. If I was turning a cigar box into a lamp and the "lamp kit had its own on off switch just under the bulb, but I wanted to add a toggle on/off switch like in this video. Do I just follow the same directions?

[musicforsouls]

Thank you for sharing this. I know I'm late to the party, but I noticed the main cord has copper wiring and the motor has a silver/grey-colored wire. Is it okay to connect the two, and does anyone know what the grey wire is? Is it aluminum? Thanks all!

[robertdean]

Nice presentation however, I want my switch to be further away from the unit I am powering. So does it matter if I add 3 feet to this equation and have the switch further away from the power unit ?

[SkylerTauntsrandomstuff]

I understand everything. But there is no wire diagram nor indicator on where the in/output goes. As Long as I hv a secure connection and dont do anything stupid (hot to neutral etc) will it be ok to hv it backwards? Thx for your time on this video and answering questions! Subscribed

[plasma]

HEY TEACH HELP! I have a RV light fixture which I have determined the push button switch was bad. The lights in this 2008 Keystone Sprinter camper are on a 12v system. The camper is currently on shore power/house current. There is an inverter that converts the system when on battery power. I could not find this tiny switch so I bought another at Ace Hardware. When I disassembled the original switch I wrote down what went to what. Although I should have taken a picture because what was written down does not include the second wire from the switch. This fixture has three lamps and all the whites go to the white wire from the ceiling. The other three white wires go to the hot which in this case is orange/white.In my written description I wrote black from the switch (one side) to to orange/white (hot) and white to three whites. This description excludes the second black wire from the other side of the push button switch. The original switch has a rating of 14VDC 10 amp. So I figured that one side of the switch went to the whites and the other side went to the orange/white (hot reading 12volts) It blew a 15 amp fuse. After doing more research I found that you only put the wires from the switch to one side. First I tried the whites and then the hot orange/white. I didn't blow a fuse but the light just stays on! What am I doing wrong? The switch I bought has this rating on the back-4a 250v 8a 125v, 10a 125vac, 1/3hp 125vac Does this switch that I am trying to use need to be rated for DC?
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[OhTorch]

So as long as the switch can handle more than the motor, light fixtures, etc… is rated, you’re good? No need to match a 15 amp motor with a 15 amp switch, for example? Thanks!

[Grizzlytactics]

where do i get a killswitch like that? i wanted to connect it to the radio on my motorcycle so it wont drain my battery

[celticstephenhill]

I know it'll work regardless of which wire you add where, but if your hot/neutral wires are separate, is there any advantage to cutting into one vs the other to add your inline toggle?

[Incredible]

This was so helpful I'm new to wiring was the connector called a blade connector?

[world-wide]

Should I connect the positive or negative cable to the switch? If I don't want it to be draining my motorcycle battery

[steveyoung]

Just as a matter of curiosity, how did you determine active & neutral wires...

[calebbranham]

I’m trying to put a switch on a lawn mower for a light bar. Which wire do I put onto what connector? There is no indication as to which, on the switch