medachef Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I remember seeing a post on here about that, but i can't see to find it again. If anyone has it bookmarked or can help me figure this out that would be great thanks in advance joe Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 what kind of wiring... for lights... if so you can just go to homedepot and get some... they have a diagram on them black to brass screw white to silver screw and ground to green... they sell all diffrent types of switches and they are all straight forward Link to comment
medachef Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 what kind of wiring... for lights... if so you can just go to homedepot and get some... they have a diagram on them black to brass screw white to silver screw and ground to green... they sell all diffrent types of switches and they are all straight forward Cool. I wanted to have two power cut off switches for a pump and a skimmer. Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 it should be fairly straight forward... but i have never done it for a pump... i dont know... im sure someone else will ring in Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 ya dont do it...find a pro and pay him his $50 to do what he does...also switches dont have brass,silver,green on them...Thats plugs,90% of switches dont even have ground screws...to be proper that would be a bonding screw...now after sayn that I have seen a wireless switch on tv...what it does is plug into a plug then you stick the switch box on your wall with 2 way tape and there you go, plug what you wanted switched into the plug you plugged in...kinda an idea like the clapper.... Link to comment
The Propagator Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Its a two wire set up how complicated is that? I mean a light switch only opens and closes the power wire. You you screw the ground on the back of the case the switch mounts to and you simply use wires nuts and tie it in to the ground on the power cord and to the case. The neutral gets wire nutted directly to the neutral wire in the service line. All your ground wires in your service lines should be already grounded via grounding probe located outside your house or grounded to water pipes ( or both in most cases) so there shouldn't be any issues with simply wiring directly to the existing ground and grounding to the case. Link to comment
scarfish Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I saw this in Jester's tank thread and was thinking about getting something similar. $30+ shipping Amazon.com Link to comment
seahorsedreams Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 ya dont do it...find a pro and pay him his $50 to do what he does... *cough* Guess what they or their spouse does for a living *cough* I use the american DJ and love it. Link to comment
spanko Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I am going to pick one up at The Guitar Center. $29.95 Link to comment
scarfish Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Does the American DJ have actual outlets in the back to plug equipment into, or do I have to cut all the power cords of my equipment to hook everything up? Link to comment
spanko Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yews it controls 8 different items. Just like a big power strip with 8 rocker switches. http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?Prod...cks_Controllers Only thing that could be better is if it had timers. Link to comment
medachef Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yews it controls 8 different items. Just like a big power strip with 8 rocker switches. http://www.americandj.com/product.asp?Prod...cks_Controllers Only thing that could be better is if it had timers. or the PC-4 it's just 4 switches. which would work for me. Link to comment
seahorsedreams Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 All the DJ models aren't available in the stores. Some you have to order online from their stores. I got mine from guitar center as well. Link to comment
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