Reply to "Switches and buttons"

nesta

@DannyP posted:
Before someone tells you otherwise, a 6v switch is perfectly fine in a 12v application. A switch is a switch, it doesn't really care what voltage goes through it. But current is another factor, and 6v switches are designed to handle TWICE the current of a similar 12v switch. It's simple math:
P(watts)= V(voltage)* I(current).
Say 60watts(typical headlight load)= 12v x 5amps.
Likewise 60watts= 6v x 10 amps(exactly double the current).
I've got an OE VW Bug 6v headlight switch in my 12v Spyder.

Thanks 👌

11/25/201:08 PM

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