Goodrich 7A

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 17 Mar 2018 5:46 am

My 7A tried to comitt suicide. Jumped off a stand and hit the concrete floor on itâ€™s head..on/off toggle switch. The switch was totally demolished. I figured it would be a simple fix...replace the mini-toggle. Frankly, I am confused. The switch has 3 connection points and 3 wires: 1 red, 1 red w/white stripe, and 1 white. My question, why does an on/off switch have 3 terminals? It is a single throw (Iâ€™m assuming), but with 3 terminals??
If anyone knows the answer Iâ€™d appreciate some advice. No help from the builder so far.
Thanks

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 17 Mar 2018 8:23 am

I put an on/off switch on my 6A and I only used two terminals.

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 17 Mar 2018 8:34 am

I wish mine was a 2 wire switch. Itâ€™s probably simple but Iâ€™m just not seeing it.ðŸ™„

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 17 Mar 2018 9:05 am

Double post

David Ball · Post by **David Ball** » 17 Mar 2018 12:13 pm

I opened mine up--3 wires. Red on the inside towards the jack, White on the outside and Red/White in the middle. It appears to be a single pole double throw switch, connecting the red/white wire to either the white wire (turns the unit on) or the red wire (turns the unit off. It's doing it through the circuit board, so I don't know exactly what's going on, but that's what I can see.

Also--it doesn't seem to be actually switching the batteries directly. I measure about 5.5 V switching on either wire with new batteries..

Hope it helps.

Dave

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 17 Mar 2018 5:59 pm

It does seem kind of crazy! Now to find a switch like that. Shouldnâ€™t be too difficult...hopefully! Thanks. much David!

David Ball · Post by **David Ball** » 17 Mar 2018 6:00 pm

Digi Key or Mouser should have them.

Dave

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 18 Mar 2018 3:38 am

Appreciate it!

kevin ryan · Post by **kevin ryan** » 18 Mar 2018 7:24 am

Here you go
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CK ... 0UQAvD_BwE

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 18 Mar 2018 4:49 pm

Thank you very much! ðŸ‘ðŸ¼

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 19 Mar 2018 5:56 am

A big thanks to Kevin for providing a link to order a new switch! ðŸ‘ðŸ¼

Bill Burch · Post by **Bill Burch** » 21 Mar 2018 8:07 pm

This is how I wired mine.

Bill

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 22 Mar 2018 6:15 am

Bill, thatâ€™s what I expected to see in my 7A, but the 3 wired configuration threw me a curve. I have a new switch on the way. Thanks for your input.

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 22 Mar 2018 6:18 am

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 22 Mar 2018 6:23 am

Bill, thatâ€™s what I expected to see in my 7A, but the 3 wired configuration threw me a curve. I have a new switch on the way. Thanks for your input.

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