Rocker switch with neon light wiring

[sonyzz]

Hi maybe writing to wrong section - sorry for that, but i need a little help, need to wire switch with neon light, but found none good wiring schematics or which i need, so i have the switch this one R13-33 Rocker Switch and on there is schematic for switch " illuminated button" but my switch has 4 pins which is: 1a / 1 / 2a / 2 so which one is for neon lamp i dont know and i dont know how to test it, i dont want to connect 240v to neon lamp and blow it because it needs 150k ohms resistor to it, thats why i came here to ask is there any method to know which contact is for lamp and which is for switch? 😕😕😕

 

[mcandmar]

Looking at the diagram on the bottom left the resistor is inside the switch, its a bit unclear but i assume they are different part numbers for each mains voltage.

 

[GOR3]

Use an ohmmeter to figure it out.

 

[nigelwright7557]

The neon is automatically on when you apply mains to the switch.
If the switch is off the neon is off too.

Make sure your mains in and out are on the right pairs or the neon will stay on all the time.

 

[sonyzz]

Use an ohmmeter to figure it out.

multimeter does not tell anything - between 2 and 2a pins is 0.2 ohms and between 1 and 1a is 0.1 ohms

 

[nigelwright7557]

The neon is automatically on when you apply mains to the switch.
If the switch is off the neon is off too.

Make sure your mains in and out are on the right pairs or the neon will stay on all the time.

 

[nigelwright7557]

Mains comes in on a1 and b1 and out on a2 b2.
That way if the switch is on the neon is on too.

 

[sonyzz]

The neon is automatically on when you apply mains to the switch.
If the switch is off the neon is off too.

Make sure your mains in and out are on the right pairs or the neon will stay on all the time.

applied mains to one side of pins switch working neon is not, applied mains to second side pins switch is working neon is not...

 

[sonyzz]

Mains comes in on a1 and b1 and out on a2 b2.
That way if the switch is on the neon is on too.

there is no pins like a2 or b2 there is pins a1 and 2 on top, 1 and 2 in the middle thats it.In my case mains come in to pins: 1a and 1 and come out from pins: 2a and 2.But who got this shitty labeling patent is a total ..... because can just write on switch 240 mains or 125 mains "in" and on second side "out" thats it.

 

[nigelwright7557]

Then it either hasn't got a neon inside it or the switch is the wrong voltage and you have blown the neon.

 

[sonyzz]

Then it either hasn't got a neon inside it or the switch is the wrong voltage and you have blown the neon.

but it had green light when i connected like that 🙂

 

[DF96]

You really really need a lamp limiter. Make one and use it. If this is beyond you then wiring mains switches is beyond you.

 

[sonyzz]

You really really need a lamp limiter. Make one and use it. If this is beyond you then wiring mains switches is beyond you.

Someone said that this diagram R13-33 Rocker Switch "Illuminated button" already has resistor inside the switch.