Hi. I've spent the past six months slowly searching the AAC forums for a simple solution for a circuit design on board my motorboat.
There is a searchlight on the boat that I want to be able to switch on and off from two separate locations, an inside steering location and an outside steering location.
I want to use momentary switches in both locations so that the switches remain in a uniform position - and don’t look actuated in one location and not in the other. I’d like to keep it really simple and utilise a latching relay because the cable run to one of the steering positions is a long distance and I want to use a smaller gauge wire (tinned marine grade cable is expensive where I live!). Most all circuit designs that look like they might work in my application use a push to make, and a push to break, button - whereas I want to use the same button in each location to make and break - regardless of which switch location was used to initially switch on the searchlight.
I’d be grateful for any suggestions.
Many thanks - from Ireland!
There is a searchlight on the boat that I want to be able to switch on and off from two separate locations, an inside steering location and an outside steering location.
I want to use momentary switches in both locations so that the switches remain in a uniform position - and don’t look actuated in one location and not in the other. I’d like to keep it really simple and utilise a latching relay because the cable run to one of the steering positions is a long distance and I want to use a smaller gauge wire (tinned marine grade cable is expensive where I live!). Most all circuit designs that look like they might work in my application use a push to make, and a push to break, button - whereas I want to use the same button in each location to make and break - regardless of which switch location was used to initially switch on the searchlight.
I’d be grateful for any suggestions.
Many thanks - from Ireland!