Question Can Charge Or Play work with 2p3t switches instead of 1p3t switches?

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

I dont have accesa to a 1p3t switch and have a 2p3t switch lying around can I use that instead?

 

[Stitches]

Yeah you can use a DP3T switch for it. Internally it's just two SP3T switches side by side, so just pick one column and wire it as shown.

DP3T functional diagram for reference.

 

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

Yeah you can use a DP3T switch for it. Internally it's just two SP3T switches side by side, so just pick one column and wire it as shown.

DP3T functional diagram for reference.
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You explained it very well but i still don't understand. Aren't they supposed to be connected from A1 to B1, A2 to B2, A3 to B3, A4 to B4?

 

[Stitches]

You explained it very well but i still don't understand. Aren't they supposed to be connected from A1 to B1, A2 to B2, A3 to B3, A4 to B4?

Nah, it's two separate switch columns actuated by a single nub. One column is its own set of switch connections, the other column is its own set of switch connections. You could technically run two systems with completely separate power supplies off the one switch and they wouldn't interact with each other aside from turning on/off at the same time.

 

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

Nah, it's two separate switch columns actuated by a single nub. One column is its own set of switch connections, the other column is its own set of switch connections. You could technically run two systems with completely separate power supplies off the one switch and they wouldn't interact with each other aside from turning on/off at the same time.

So i just have to connect it on 4 of the pins not all of them?

 

[Stitches]

So i just have to connect it on 4 of the pins not all of them?

Correct. Choose one column of contacts and wire it as the Charge-or-Play diagram shows and it'll work as advertised

 

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

Correct. Choose one column of contacts and wire it as the Charge-or-Play diagram shows and it'll work as advertised

Alright thanks for your help