bjohnson1234
Well Known Member
I recently purchased some Carling Contura switches to use with my VPX. The VPX requires a ground signal and the contura switch wiring diagram shows positive going to the switched side. I thought, "no problem, I'll just run the current for the lighting in the other direction". I had a moment of panic when I was testing the lighting prior to wiring them up and I remembered that the D in LED is diode. I took one switch apart thinking that I would just reverse the LEDs, but one try at that convinced me that it was not going to be an easy task. However, when I had it apart I realized that all I had to do was rotate the top portion of the switch body 180 degrees and that would put the switch portion on the negative side instead of the positive side. The LEDs now work correctly with a negative signal on the switched side
I found this http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/346417-replace-bulb-led-contura-switch.html, but the new switch internals are slightly different so be very careful when taking it apart and make sure you have the terminal side down to avoid spilling out all the springs, resistors and contacts.
I found this http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/346417-replace-bulb-led-contura-switch.html, but the new switch internals are slightly different so be very careful when taking it apart and make sure you have the terminal side down to avoid spilling out all the springs, resistors and contacts.