Reduced voltage

[Kbear]

Afternoon all!

I'm having an issue which is driving me crazy!!

My t6 control panel from my leisure battery started recently only showing 5v rather than 12. I discovered that it's an issue with my on/off toggle switch which I've placed between the battery and the control panel. When I connect the battery direct to the panel it reads 12v and everything works fine. But with the switch there is low voltage and nothing works. It used to be fine and cannot solve the issue. I've tried a new switch and the same problem happens.

What could be causing this? Any help appreciated

 

[Dellmassive]

Post a few pics of the setup...

Well have a look.

 

[Kbear]

Many Thanks.

+ve in direct from battery to switch, to board, -ve out to battery shows 5.25v

Remove the switch and shows 12v

 

[sparkzer]

I'm seeing an illuminated switch, but only 2 wires connected (it would need 3 to operate correctly, the 3rd going to ground). I think your currently wiring the rest of that panel in series with the LED in the switch, hence measuring a reduced voltage.

You should be able to use a different combination of connections on the switch which will work, but not light up the LED...once you have done this, connect a ground to the 3rd pin and the LED will be back in action again.

 

[Mud Digger]

DellMasive will know better than me but it looks like have you come off the neutral / earth side on the single switch compared to the switches in the plate your running the power through the lamp. then through the meter to earth put the 2 wire on the 2 terminals a run a earth to the single switch so the lamp works

 

[Dellmassive]

Got a close up of the switch?

 

[Kbear]

Sure.

 

[Kbear]

So the third must go directly to ground?

It worked fine for quite some time without that!

 

[Dellmassive]

Looks like you need to move one of those red wires over one tab.

The neg on the switch is only to light up the LED.


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[Dellmassive]

Move one outer red to the middle.... And test.

If that don't work, put I back.

Then move the other over.

Without seeing close up of the terminals marking.. it's difficult to see.

 

[Dellmassive]

Try the silver two terminal s.




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[Mud Digger]

lol @Dellmassive why didn't i say that lol top 2 are the switched pair lol to much time on my hands.. there's only 6 people in my office today

 

[Kbear]

Looks like you need to move one of those red wires over one tab.

The neg on the switch is only to light up the LED.


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[Kbear]

Genius! Much appreciated it works again.

How many beers do I owe you?!? From Kev who knows nothing and is trying to wangle their way through a conversion!!

 

[Mud Digger]

you could move the incoming power to switch 1 on the plate and turn it all on / off from there lucky you didn't melt the switch or pop the little lamp
but i bet it was getting warm...

 

[Mud Digger]

Genius! Much appreciated it works again.

How many beers do I owe you?!? From Kev who knows nothing and is trying to wangle their way through a conversion!!

@Kbear Spend the £12. 50 saved on Joining the Forum ...... @Dellmassive & @sparkzer are only to happy to help they nice people in here

 

[t0mb0]

Might be worth checking the voltage on that final switch too, the way it's wired all daisy chained together means that by the time it gets to the final switch, there are ten joins (on both pos and neg) in the circuit that I can count in that photo alone.