high idle mod with lighted switch?

[flint_smoke]

Has anyone used a lighted switch on there high idle? I have a pilot led touch switch that i want to wire to it, but i can't get it to work. The switch has three poles but i only have to wires to connect. Can any one help me with this? Any help at all would be appreciated.

[Jaybird093]

you have to ground the switch for the light to work.

[amdriven2liv]

I had the same issue. On the switch I used, the post nearest the light goes to ground.

[scotty2280]

yep it needs to be grounded.

[Jayson41]

check my pics i used one and took pics of the ground

[SickStroke6.0]

Where do you route the ground wire too?

[Jayson41]

ok so i checked my pictures and there gone. Anyhow when you pull the cover off that conceals the wires under your steering wheel you will see the ground location. It is just to the right of wheel your right leg would be while driving, you will see two green wires which are grounded to the metal. Losen one up, put your ground in with it and tighten it back down.

[flint_smoke]

mine has to lights on it. a red one while its off and blue when its on. i tried grounding it but couldnt get it to work. the three post are V+,V-, and V+ out.I grounded the V- post and it wouldnt do a thing. i tried another switch to see if the switch was bad but it wouldnt work either. heres a link to a video of how the switch is suppose to work.

You Tube

You Tube

[flint_smoke]

Some ones gotta know how to wire this thing. Anyone?

[dieselmac]

Not sure what kind of switch you're dealing with. Easiest way to figure it out is to use an Ohm meter across the various combinations of posts and flip the switch to see where you have continuity.

If I had to guess though, V+ will be your fused 12vDC power source (e.g. battery), V+out will be to the high idle circuit, and V- will be to ground.

Lastly, you are using a 12vDC rated switch, right? You can get 120vAC rated switches. They use a neon light rather than LED. You'll have continuity across the switch but you'll never light the neon off with 12vDC.