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Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
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Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 7:38 pm:   

Hey All, before I ask I want to thank Dalles for turning me on to the WFCO 9845 converter. I now have lights and batts being charged.
So, is there such a thing as a DC 3 way switch?
Dal Farnworth (Dallas)
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Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:16 pm:   

hmm, like a 120V 3 way light switch or more like an on-off-on?
Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 6:56 am:   

Not sure what you mean by 3 way, but Cole-Hersee (as well as others) make a heavy duty 4 position battery switch that allows you to select battery #1, Battery #2 or both or OFF. Jack
Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 7:51 am:   

I guess the question was dumb and incomplete, I want a means by witch to turn on and off a DC light from two locations.
don goldsmith (Bottomacher)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 8:04 am:   

The answer is yes. I bought several 30 amp 3 way switches recently on ebay. They're available all the time.
Dal Farnworth (Dallas)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 8:26 am:   

I've seen fifth wheel trailers that used standard AC 3 way switches for the DC lights on each end of the living area.
I would use Krylon Fusion spray paint to paint the switch and plate a different color so it doesn't get mixed up with the AC switches.
Sean Welsh (Sean)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 12:39 pm:   

Pretty much any SPDT switch will work. When we bought switches for our DC lighting I bought 50 identical SPDT switches, which also work fine as plain on/off switches. I've got eight of them set up as three-way.

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Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
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Posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 6:48 pm:   

We used standard 120 volt way awutches. We have replaced 1 in 10 years. Jack
Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
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Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 3:06 pm:   

thanks all I'm just going to use standard switches

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