How To Hook Up A Toggle Switch To A Fan

I am not an artist so bare with me.

How to hook up a toggle switch to a fan. If you have any question about this setup just ask. You will use 4 of these and ignore the other two. Step 2 connecting the switch. The fan must have a 10 gauge wire to carry this amount of amperage.

Whether you re wiring a spst toggle switch or spdt toggle switch we ll show you how. Here i use a 2 prong switch for my horn siren. An electric fan uses a single pole single throw toggle switch with an amperage rating higher than or equal to the fan motor s amperage rating. Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and.

The process of wiring this switch is relatively. If the switch uses solder terminals push the wires into the terminals and bend them back to hold them in place. Connect a light and a fan to a new switch. Learn how to wire a toggle switch in just a couple minutes.

How to wire a 2 prong on off toggle switch. Or called a 2 pin switch. If the switch uses spade lugs insert the wires into the lugs and use a crimping tool to secure them. Here is a diagram to hook it up to run in manual turn it off or run it factory.

At this point you ve made a break in the device s supply wire you ll need to add your toggle switch in the middle of the break so that it can regulate the flow of electricity through the circuit. Connect the supply wire to the toggle switch. At times your cooling fan stops working because a sensor has gone bad but the fan works just fine. How to wire a 2 prong rocker switch.

Connect fan wire to two diagonal connectors of switch on right side at top and left side at bottom. Double pole single throw switches have 6 terminals. A way to get around this situation is to wire in an on and off switch. The armature pivots on one wire terminal and the other wire terminal connects.

A few have been asking about how i have my fan hooked up using a three postion switch for it to work. The toggle switch contains a metal armature and a contact point and it connects to the power cord with two wire terminals. Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light. This switch works by eliminating the ground connection when it is switched off and reconnecting the ground when it is on.

This will work on the. The fan can also be turned off manually when cruising to extend the life of the fan. Twist the stripped end of the wires tightly with your fingers. The way you do this depends on the type of toggle switch you have.

Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires.