Switch I.D.

mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 194 ✭✭✭
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I have a switch on my 270 that I have not been able to figure out what its for. You push it down and as soon as you release it, it pops back up. Does this make sense to anyone? Its unmarked.
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  • FormulabenFormulaben Confirm Email, Member Posts: 215 ✭✭✭
    You didn't specify where it is located...on the dash?  Horn, hatch, and dimmer switches are stock on the 270 and are momentary (push-and-hold) IIRC.  The farthest right button on my dash was labeled ACC and wasn't tied to anything, but mine was a non-momentary ON-OFF switch. 

    Aftermarket momentary switch buttons could include aux push-to-talk, alarm silence, or some kind of voltmeter switch (to test 2nd battery bank) or something different altogether. 

    Can you share a picture?
    2006 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 194 ✭✭✭
    It's just a regular carling type switch on the switch bank along with the hatch switch and lights etc. It could be dimmer I will check that out next night outing.. it's not horn as I found that.
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,919 mod
    I'm betting dimmer for your dash lights when your nav lights are on.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • IanIan Member Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I’ll second that

    Regards,

    Ian

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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 216 ✭✭✭
    My dimmer says "LIGHT" on it, and looks like this:


    The only other momentary carling switch at my helm is the hatch lift.
    2006 342EC - Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI Horizons
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2025
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    2008 330EC
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe your arch lights are on a dimmer?
    2008 330EC
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 194 ✭✭✭
    @grouch0jr my switch covers are all jacked up. Mine looks like that but no markings. But I am beginning to think it's a dimmer.
    @aero3113 unfortunately I don't have an arch.
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  • FormulabenFormulaben Confirm Email, Member Posts: 215 ✭✭✭
    Yeah, a few models I looked at had "bleached" switch covers, some so bad you couldn't read anything at all on them. Horn is up for on, but hatch and dimmer have both up and down momentary on if that helps.
    2006 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • grouch0jrgrouch0jr Member Posts: 216 ✭✭✭
    Also, behind the dash my dimmer connects to this module, which takes the button signals and adjusts the lighting voltage. 


    2006 342EC - Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI Horizons
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is it momentary on both sides of the switch or just one? How about the winch switch?
    2008 330EC
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  • mbnarneymbnarney Member Posts: 194 ✭✭✭
    It's one side only. I have identified the hatch, horn and if by winch your referring to my mindless i have identified it as well. I am going over to the boat done evening and see if its a dimmer.
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry! LoL!!
    Yes, windless.
    i was thinking of my FJ40 😂
    2008 330EC
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