astronomerroyal
New Member
I wish to put a large toggle switch on a power carrying line (from a bicycle generator + charge controller setup). The line typically carries 120W (12V and 10Amps) so I need a toggle switch that can toggle that sort of *DC* power flow. Yet they all seem to have only AC ratings.
The loads I'll be driving aren't necessarily purely resistive, and may involve short inrush currents of up to 20 Amps, perhaps. Also it won't be toggled very often.
I have a switch rated at 6A 125VAC, do you think this is adequate in the DC realm?
I found this curiously enthusiastic document about switch ratings,
www.aeroelectric.com/articles/Switch_Ratings.pdf
but thought I'd get your opinions also. Thanks in advance.
The loads I'll be driving aren't necessarily purely resistive, and may involve short inrush currents of up to 20 Amps, perhaps. Also it won't be toggled very often.
I have a switch rated at 6A 125VAC, do you think this is adequate in the DC realm?
I found this curiously enthusiastic document about switch ratings,
www.aeroelectric.com/articles/Switch_Ratings.pdf
but thought I'd get your opinions also. Thanks in advance.