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Offline Tony100

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Switch that does "panic"
« on: May 04, 2010, 12:07:46 AM »
how do i wire it up? lol

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2010, 04:55:52 AM »
depends what pumps and dumps you have and how they are plumbed............................

what you are aiming to do is lift one side and drop the other side AT THE SAME TIME

NOT

lift one side THEN drop the other side.
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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2010, 11:28:05 AM »
2 pumps 4 dump CCE setup one pump for the left side and one for the right side

:D any diagrams would be appricated 

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2010, 10:29:21 PM »
Never mind bugged chops and he told me how to do it?!!

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2010, 09:19:09 AM »
good
that's an easy one to work out
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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2011, 09:30:08 PM »
i would like to know

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 01:51:35 AM »
Depends on your pump and dump configuration

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2011, 11:53:40 PM »
i would like to know

Minimum requirements would be a 2 pump system wired side to side (1 pump left, 1 pump right, NOT 1 front 1 rear) and a 12 prong switch.
I recon you'd need 36v for a 2 pump or 24v for a 4 pump system.

You need to wire it so when you switch left (for instance) you right pump lifts while your left pump dumps and vice versa. (1 switch prong for each component)
Rapidly switching between left and right should result in the car staying roughly at the same height while shaking or panicing on the spot.

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2011, 01:03:57 AM »


one of my poo drawings that everyone loves on uk lows

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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2011, 11:18:21 AM »
thats OK for  a 2 pump system
BUT
if you use the "connect to right" terminal to connect two pumps together the will ALWAYS lift together even with other switches.
When you've drawn a circuit and checked through to see that you will sent volts where you want then to go you also must check that you haven't sent them where you don't want them to go.
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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2011, 09:58:45 PM »
thats OK for  a 2 pump system
BUT
if you use the "connect to right" terminal to connect two pumps together the will ALWAYS lift together even with other switches.
When you've drawn a circuit and checked through to see that you will sent volts where you want then to go you also must check that you haven't sent them where you don't want them to go.


Spot on of course :) and to clarify for those who want to know, the unused terminals would go to the other pumps on a 4 pump system.

So on Tony's drawing...............
1st left terminal to right front pump, 2nd left terminal to right rear pump.
1st right teminal to left front pump, 2nd right terminal to left rear pump.
Also I wouldn't advise more than 24v at the switchbox as it might cook the dump coils :)
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Re: Switch that does "panic"
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2011, 10:30:59 PM »
Also I wouldn't advise more than 24v at the switchbox as it might cook the dump coils :)

also spot on of course  ;)
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