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ACinSC 
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 Topic: Milton engine starter switch
Posted: Yesterday at 12:03pm |
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Came with a old Penske timing light I bought. Can't get it to work. Red clip goes to pos battery post. Black clip,neg post. Blue clips to white wire on D 15 solenoid? This sound correct? Switch is probably at least 50 years old. Thanks
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 18 hours 19 minutes ago at 6:52pm |
Depends on how the switch is made.. Are the 3 wires all smaller gauge like 16 or 14 gauge ? Normally a "SWITCH" just needs a hot wire ( red) and a signal wire to the solenoid... Push the button and you put 12v to the solenoid small terminal and it pulls in the coil and the two BIG LUGS are connected... This assumes the solenoid or the second SMALL terminal age grounded to the frame to complete the signal circuit.
Edited by steve(ill) - 18 hours 16 minutes ago at 6:55pm
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ACinSC
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Posted: 9 hours 54 minutes ago at 3:17am |
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Yeah Steve,all the 3 wires are kinda small. Push button twists from crank to start. Also the red wire has a fuse which looks good to me
Don't have any like it. I'll buy some and see what happens
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 3 hours 8 minutes ago at 10:03am |
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take a volt meter.. or a battery and bulb... and connect between the RED and the WHITE wire , then push the button and see if you have continuity.. If that dont work, check between the red and the black for continuity... I have no idea why it has 3 wires..... I guess you should have continuity on one when you PUSH the button and maybe on the other when you TWIST the button ??
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Dave in PA
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Posted: 2 hours 52 minutes ago at 10:19am |
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I would think that none go to ground. red (fused) goes on battery, one on starter solenoid, one on coil +. Not sure, just my guess, but a meter can tell you quickly.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 53 minutes ago at 12:18pm |
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Thanks Steve and Dave. I'll see what I can figure out. The controller twists from crank or start and then you press the button. Wish it came with directions. Thanks again
Edited by ACinSC - 49 minutes ago at 12:22pm
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