Switches/lights

rasbury · July 21

Our 270 has two courtesy lights- i replaced one with a nice blue led- should have bought two- i looked on great lakes abd also amazon but not finding a replacement- these are 1/2" dia best guess...also, my rocker switch for the hatch puked- is that considered a 3 way or two way switch? Will I find one that will fit and be pined the same? I have not pulled the switch for a part number but it is 2006...

mbnarney · July 21

Are your lights oval shaped?

rasbury · July 22

No, they are small round ones...I don't want to put to make a new light work if possible...

mbnarney · July 23

Try here https://www.drsa.com/products/newt-led-courtesy-light? They have some small ones

rasbury · July 23

Thanks @mbnarney! I looked at that as well as some of there others. They sell these as being really bright- do i want really bright lights as courtesy? The ones I have/had are pretty "soft" and not hard-on the eyes at night. I sure don't find mush else..I'll order one and check it out, thanks again!

rasbury · July 24

I did find this @mbnarney on the same site, exactly what I was looking for...on to the hatch switch-

mbnarney · July 25

Great

rasbury · August 19

I did pull the rocker switch for the hatch and get a part number but the replacement does not have the back light... that kind of blows huh?

rasbury · August 23

So I'm still struggling with this switch. Me and my electrical knowledge sucks. As mentioned, I did find a switch mentioned above. I have not tried it yet but I see some switches are reverse polarity- the one I have i have not tested but even if it works, it is not back lit and it would dive me crazy to see the dash lit up and that switch dark. Is caeling switch out of business? I looked on great lakes skipper. I found DigiKey which looks like they may have bought that company. I've emailed them but have not heard back- any ideas for replacement?

LaRea · August 23

https://newwiremarine.com/ is a good source for boat rocker switches. Their customer service is usually quick about answering questions.

Ian · August 23

This is my switch I pulled out

PickleRick · August 23

Looks like 7 prongs, I wouldn't be ashamed to say that's intimidating @rasbury

If the replacement switch isn't a direct replacement with the identical pin arrangement it would be a nightmare for most to replace.

LaRea · August 23

Getting an exact replacement is easy because the switches all use standard pin arrangements and hole sizes. NewWire sells Carling switch bodies, and they have a big selection of switch covers (lenses) to match whatever you need.

LaRea · August 23

For a hatch, you need:
Momentary (turns off when you release it)
Dual pole, dual throw (DPDT) on-off-on (button up raises the hatch, down lowers it)

It'll be one of these two:
https://newwiremarine.com/product/hatch-rocker-switch-contura-ii/

https://newwiremarine.com/product/hatch-rocker-switch-contura-v/

Ian · August 23

Or the one I posted

rasbury · 10:09AM

Ian said:

This is my switch I pulled out

Yes, that is what I have too- thank you for the info. I googled that part number and that led to a partial match from digiKey but, not back lit and not sure if it would even works.

rasbury · 10:13AM

PickleRick said:

Looks like 7 prongs, I wouldn't be ashamed to say that's intimidating @rasbury

If the replacement switch isn't a direct replacement with the identical pin arrangement it would be a nightmare for most to replace.

It is 8 prongs- perhaps not all of them are used. The one I bought has 6 and assume the missing two would be tge back light.

rasbury · 10:26AM

LaRea said:

For a hatch, you need:
Momentary (turns off when you release it)
Dual pole, dual throw (DPDT) on-off-on (button up raises the hatch, down lowers it)

It'll be one of these two:
https://newwiremarine.com/product/hatch-rocker-switch-contura-ii/

https://newwiremarine.com/product/hatch-rocker-switch-contura-v/

@larea thanks for the info- the second would appear to be the one- I believe the difference is the back light feature- but- it also suggests another relay of some sort- is that needed? In my searches, in addition to the electric jargon you thru out- was reverse polarity so the hatch motor reverses? Is this part of that switch or perhaps the relay? I'm surprised this company did not come up in my searches.
Thanks to all for looking at my post and trying to help!

PickleRick · 1:58PM

rasbury said:

PickleRick said:

Looks like 7 prongs, I wouldn't be ashamed to say that's intimidating @rasbury

If the replacement switch isn't a direct replacement with the identical pin arrangement it would be a nightmare for most to replace.

It is 8 prongs- perhaps not all of them are used. The one I bought has 6 and assume the missing two would be tge back light.

I can only see 7 in the picture

There's a chance you can make a 6 prong work, losing the backlight but you'll need to be good with a multimeter to find out the prong wiring.

Plug and play from a direct fit 8 prong would be much less of a headache.

Most of the year I don't care for the backlight switches but as fall approaches and the sun goes to bed much we earlier, I don't like having to fumble around for the switch I want to hit.

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