what is load?

[Walleye]

i'm looking at a rocker switch here, and it has 3 prongs: power, ground, and load. what is load?

 

[conjur]

That's what ends up in your underwear when you hook it up wrong.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: conjur
That's what ends up in your underwear when you hook it up wrong.

funny? kind of.

informative? not at all

 

[xyion]

the load is the rest of the circuit that draws power from the switch.

 

[her209]

Load is resistance.

 

[Saulbadguy]

Load is whats in my pants right now. :disgust:

::sniff sniff::

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Load is whats in my pants right now. :disgust:

::sniff sniff::

:Q

 

[Chrono]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Load is whats in my pants right now. :disgust:

::sniff sniff::

:Q

that's some funny stuff

 

[RU482]

power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Load is whats in my pants right now. :disgust:

::sniff sniff::

:Q

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

 

[Rastus]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

Just get crimp-type Scotch Loks at the auto parts store and hook power up to a wire coming off the fuse that says ACC. That way it'll turn itself off when the car is shut down.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Rastus

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

Just get crimp-type Scotch Loks at the auto parts store and hook power up to a wire coming off the fuse that says ACC. That way it'll turn itself off when the car is shut down.

to do that would severely hurt the power supply of the computer over time. eventually it'll cause damage. i think it would be better to just add an on button, and a rocker switch to turn on the inverter. that way, when i want to turn off the computer, i just hit the off button, it'll turn off real quick, then turn off the inverter.

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

Yep.

 

[dighn]

load iz teh thing dat draws powah

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: conjur
That's what ends up in your underwear when you hook it up wrong.

lol

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Rastus

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

Just get crimp-type Scotch Loks at the auto parts store and hook power up to a wire coming off the fuse that says ACC. That way it'll turn itself off when the car is shut down.

to do that would severely hurt the power supply of the computer over time. eventually it'll cause damage. i think it would be better to just add an on button, and a rocker switch to turn on the inverter. that way, when i want to turn off the computer, i just hit the off button, it'll turn off real quick, then turn off the inverter.

Laptop or desktop? If it's a laptop, it should have a battery. If it's a desktop... wtf?

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Walleye
what is load?

its what i put in your mom last night

 

[crumpet19]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Walleye
what is load?

its what i put in your mom last night

Your reply lacks class, tact, intelligence, and humor.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: mugsywwiii

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Rastus

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

Just get crimp-type Scotch Loks at the auto parts store and hook power up to a wire coming off the fuse that says ACC. That way it'll turn itself off when the car is shut down.

to do that would severely hurt the power supply of the computer over time. eventually it'll cause damage. i think it would be better to just add an on button, and a rocker switch to turn on the inverter. that way, when i want to turn off the computer, i just hit the off button, it'll turn off real quick, then turn off the inverter.

Laptop or desktop? If it's a laptop, it should have a battery. If it's a desktop... wtf?

neither. it's a computer built for the sole purpose of playing mp3's

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: crumpet19


Your reply lacks class, tact, intelligence, and humor.

I see you've gotten to know Ameesh.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: mugsywwiii

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Rastus

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: redly1
power= voltage source
ground=ground (I assume it's a lighted rocker switch)
load=output of the switch

yeah, it's lighted. looked reasonable for reminding me to turn it off when i turn my car off.

Just get crimp-type Scotch Loks at the auto parts store and hook power up to a wire coming off the fuse that says ACC. That way it'll turn itself off when the car is shut down.

to do that would severely hurt the power supply of the computer over time. eventually it'll cause damage. i think it would be better to just add an on button, and a rocker switch to turn on the inverter. that way, when i want to turn off the computer, i just hit the off button, it'll turn off real quick, then turn off the inverter.

Laptop or desktop? If it's a laptop, it should have a battery. If it's a desktop... wtf?

neither. it's a computer built for the sole purpose of playing mp3's

Sounds unnecessarily complicated.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: conjur
That's what ends up in your underwear when you hook it up wrong.

funny? kind of.

informative? not at all

Actually, it's informative in that "if you need to ask, maybe you shouldn't mess with it" kind of way.

But it's not that difficult. It's a lighted switch, so it needs to be hooked up in a certain way, of else it won't work as ecpected.

A normal switch is either open or closed, and only has two pins. Theoretically, it doesn't matter which wire is hooked up to which side.

But a lighted switch needs that ground pin because it has its own load inside, ie, the light bulb. The light bulb needs to ground just like the load that you're controlling with the switch. If you hook it up wrong, one of two things will happen: The light bulb will remain lit at all times; or you'll send the entire load that you're trying to switch through the tiny light bulb, and burn it out.