old gimmer Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Does anyone have the knowledge of how to wire a Apem toggle switch (MTS 56) from the Caterham hazard rocker switch ?If you are kind enough to reply please consider the fact you are conversing with an idiot.Thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 11, 2014 Member Share Posted December 11, 2014 Could you tell us a bit more about what you want this to do?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi,I've changed all the original rockers to toggles, except the one for the lights which I'm keeping.got them all working except the hazard, the MTS56 is the accepted switch but the 6 terminals on the rocker do not correspond with the new switch.Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 11, 2014 Member Share Posted December 11, 2014 Got it. How are the terminals labelled on the new switch?Can you see any identification on the terminals of the old switch, and if not what are the wire colours?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hi,the terminals on the new switch are A1 = NC, A2 = COM, A3 = NO, B4 = NC , B5 = COM, B6 =NOthe old switch has no markings, the wiring is : looking down from top isTOP R/H green/red stripe x2 TOP L/H green/white stripex2 MID R/H green/purple stripeMID L/H green/pink (which connects to bottom l/h terminal) BOT R/H green/brown stripeBOT L/H green/pink stripe x2Thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 These may or may not help:Apem Hazard Switch ConnectionsCircuit using Apem Hazard Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 I was hoping for something more basic, like stick the green/red wire onto terminal z and white wire to term x etc. and hey presto it all works.Thanks, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil 01 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 You have mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil 01 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I should have said you have a message, look at the top of the page next to login Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted December 13, 2014 Member Share Posted December 13, 2014 Roger: I get this "PDF.js v1.0.1 (build: fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git) Message: invalid top-level pages dictionary" when I look at the first link. The second works fine.John: Has Phil's secret sorted it? If not the next thing you need to do is identify the wires.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 Did you solve this?ThanksHappy New YearJonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hi, and a very Happy New Year to you as well,Phil is kindly working to solve this for me,he also said he would post the result on Tech Talk for future referenceCheers John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 :-)Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil 01 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hi old Gimmer, I was hoping to do a little work on the problem over the Christmas but I've worked 6 of the last 7 days on a fire alarm system, fire office inspection is Wednesday 7th and coupled that with a heavy cold. But I will have a look tomorrow, but my feeling is if we keep the same Caterham terminal block I believe we need a relay, probably use a switch wire to power the relay base (coil)Regards phil and happy New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Update on the Apem toggle switch: it's now up and running all thanks to Phil who told me exactly where I should stick my wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted January 20, 2015 Member Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well done... Phil. Please could we have a diagram to help the next victim?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tordep Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi John, Planning on doing something similar, what is the best place to get the APEM switches from? thanks Pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old gimmer Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hi Pedro,I purchased mine from PoleVolt Ltd. 01477 533639 . you can buy online, but I live local so not sure of their postal costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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