studmobile
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Simple question- are the dash switches supposed to be in the up position when off, or down? I would presume they all should be consistent, whether two way or three way. Thanks, David
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Switch Position
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studmobile
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I thought up was off, but it is so counter intuitive that I had to check. Should have kept score as I looked at all the cars in Toronto! I bet at least half are up being off.
Aladin Sane
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I will be wiring mine down=off. The other makes no sense to me.
husky drvr
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This is C&P from Wikipedia about switch orientation;
Orientation
The direction which represents "on" also varies by country. In the US, Canada, European countries, Russia, etc., it is usual for the "on" position of a toggle switch to be "up", whereas in many other countries such as the UK, India, Australia, New Zealand (Commonwealth countries) and Ireland, it is "down". (In multiway switching, the correspondence between a single switch's state and whether lights are on or off depends on the state of the other switch[es] in the circuit.)
YMMV,
Orientation
The direction which represents "on" also varies by country. In the US, Canada, European countries, Russia, etc., it is usual for the "on" position of a toggle switch to be "up", whereas in many other countries such as the UK, India, Australia, New Zealand (Commonwealth countries) and Ireland, it is "down". (In multiway switching, the correspondence between a single switch's state and whether lights are on or off depends on the state of the other switch[es] in the circuit.)
YMMV,
studmobile
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In any movie where the plane's/rocket's engines are being turned on, they usually flip the switches up dramatically....
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Warren
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I imported a BMW 3.0 Csi in the 80s .
Part of the Federalization was adding all the completely missing dash function lettering and switch functions.
I'm sure as a personalized/modified car you can do what you want.
My Cannon and rockets fire in the US position as they were added over here. On my motorcycle I carry a spark plug in the left pocket...
Part of the Federalization was adding all the completely missing dash function lettering and switch functions.
I'm sure as a personalized/modified car you can do what you want.
My Cannon and rockets fire in the US position as they were added over here. On my motorcycle I carry a spark plug in the left pocket...