LED light questions.

blue72camaro · Feb 19, 2015

Anyone used these switches?
6pc OLS 12V DC 25A on Off Rocker Switch IP65 Waterproof 3P SPST LED Illuminated | eBay

Mounting would be much simpler since they use a round hole.

varmint · Feb 19, 2015

I had considered those, for just your reason, but decided that with gloved hands (plowing snow?) they might be a hassle to switch.

cointoss · Feb 19, 2015

I just bought something similar off Ebay: one because of the round mounting holw and two because they claim to be waterproof. Mine just have an LED dot light but should work better than a lever toggle switch.

blue72camaro · Feb 19, 2015

cointoss said:
I just bought something similar off Ebay: one because of the round mounting holw and two because they claim to be waterproof. Mine just have an LED dot light but should work better than a lever toggle switch.

Can you give a link to them?

Farmerford · Feb 20, 2015

I have used one for about a year to control the headlights on a four-wheeler with no problem. They appear to be well made.

All In A Days Work · Feb 21, 2015

blue72camaro said:
Anyone have a good source for waterproof lighted switches?

I'm going to use a couple of these one for the front and one for the rear. The connectors are a little light duty but I think with a little head shrink and a tie wrap I will be able to work with them.
Amazon.com: 1 Latching Push Button Power Switch 16mm 12v LED Stainless Steel Waterproof Red: Automotive

varmint · Feb 21, 2015

Go back and check my post #30. I got some of these with orange LEDs (Kubota, right?) and they do the job in rain or snow. The ones linked above look pretty nice, too!

Waterproof IP68 12V 20A Bar Rocker Switch 3 Pin Blue LED Light Car Boat Sales | eBay

5picker · Feb 24, 2015

All In A Days Work said:
I'm going to use a couple of these one for the front and one for the rear. The connectors are a little light duty but I think with a little head shrink and a tie wrap I will be able to work with them.
Amazon.com: 1 Latching Push Button Power Switch 16mm 12v LED Stainless Steel Waterproof Red: Automotive

The connectors are light duty because the switch is only rated at 3A... be careful.
Yes, LED's don't draw a lot but 3A is pretty marginal for a light switch.

I'm using something similar to the ones blue72camaro linked to.
I bought mine from Waytek.
SWITCH ROUND ROCKER RED LED 3P SPST ON-OFF 20A 12VDC - 44116

Mine are rated at 20A. I see the ones blue72 linked to are 25A.
Maybe 20-25A is overkill for LED's but better safe than sorry.

blue72camaro · Feb 24, 2015

Well I ordered the switches I linked above, now I just need to decide on if I want to put a single light bar forward facing or a pair of smaller units off set to the sides. A friend got me a 5" round work light that they use on tanker trailers where he works for the rear.

So another question on if I am overdoing things as I tend to do from time to time or not. I plan to add a 4 bank fuse block to the tractor and its supply power will come straight from the battery thru a relay that only comes on when the key is on. Then I will use two of the banks on the new fuse block for forward and rear work lights and be left with 2 spots to expand should I ever want to add something else.

Scrambler82 · Feb 24, 2015

Use a relay for each light circuit, that way you can run any switch and there will be no concern about amperage rating for the switch, only the waterproof rating.