Nav Light Wiring Diagram
As you said when the switch is in the navigation position you want the red green light and the white stern light to be on.
Nav light wiring diagram. It is mean to be used to trigger both your running lights red and green and stern light white when the switch is up. Need a very simple wiring diagram for navagation lights. I think the older i get the less i know. Genuine carling contura ii rocker switch labeled nav anc.
I know i have c r s. Here are your electrical connections. Marine electronics forum nav anchor light switch connection with pic i to use a dpdt switch caper gave you the correct wiring diagram. We have wiring diagrams and wiring guides on how to wire a 10 terminal nav ancher on off on 3 way carling contura rocker switch as well as a wiring diagrams in how to wire a 10 terminal bilge auto manual on off on 3 way carling contura rocker switch for more on how to wire a bilge pump check this out we also have a general dpdt wiring diagram for powering two loads using an on off on 3 way.
Simple nav anchor light wiring diagram hope this formats ok 1 2 to stern pole light 3 4 to 12v to bow nav light 5 6 to terminal 2 in case not term 1 unused term 2 wired to stern pole light term 3 wired to term 4 term 4wired to 12v term 5 wired to nav light term 6 wied to term 2. From the back this switch will have three rows of terminals with two terminals on each row. This nav anc rocker switch is a double pole double throw on off on switch. With some creative wiring and a multi terminal bus bar you can avoid most of the soldering and some of the wiring.
Regardless of the configuration of your boat s navigation lights wiring the individual lights follows a set pattern that requires you to have a fuse in the wire between the switch and the light. Is wrong with the way i ve re wired my the nav anc switch. When the switch is in the anchor position you want only the white stern light to be on.