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fuel selection switch question

bigmike

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Long story short, I'm looking for a "on", "on" switch for my mule. I have an electric fuel pump so I want to be able to run on the fuel and when shutting off, turn off the fuel and "turn on" the ground to shut off the motor.

I put in a DPDT switch for now but want a switch similar to the original "accy" switch.

I found this switch on Saturnsurplus web site.
http://saturnsurplus.com/electrical/0500.htm

Does anyone know if this is a "on", "on"???

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cranetruck

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Yes, it will turn on two separate circuits, SPDT type, although it has 4 connections, only 3 are used.
It is used to turn on the left or right fuel tank pump in some applications (xm757).
 

bigmike

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Wouldn't that be DPDT? SPDT will turn on two things and turn off two things!!
 

bigmike

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A SPDT won't work.
the supply voltage needs to be 12V for the fuel pump and "ground" for the engine kill.
You have 2 different sources.
A fuel selection switch won't work now that I think about it. Again, I need two different sources.

Anyone know of a military switch, that will fit where an accy switch goes, that will work?
 
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