how to wire a switch light to only come on when ignition is turned off

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hillaholic

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I'm trying to wire a 12 volt toggle switch, with a light built in. I want power to the switch at all times but only have the light come on when my ignition is off. This is in an offroad buggy that I put electric power steering in. I have a separate toggle switch to turn the power steering on and off but sometimes I forget to turn the switch off. So I'd like to have a light come on only when the ignition is off
Thanks for any help.
 

#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
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Wire the light in series with the load and have the switch short out the bulb when the switch supplies the power.
 

MikeML

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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You will have to post the internal wiring of the specific switch you want to use. Part number, picture, catalog page?
 
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