Bought a floor mount dimmer switch at nappy today, has a 3 blade connection on the back. Anyone know if this will work with a BD exhaust brake (Tim's hooking it up for me this weekend) & towlock system, to lock the converter? Has anyone figured out how to also include an indicator light so you know when the converter is locked? I can't wait to get this thing up and running, I think my ego will be unbearable. I want to just walk up to random groups of people and casually mention that my truck has an exhaust brake.

 

The three blade switch will only be able to control one function. For the light and TC lock you will need two more separate circuits on the switch unless you use a relay or two triggered by the dimmer switch to switch the other functions.

 

I'm using a dimmer switch for my TQ lockup. The center terminal is my ground. Each click of the dimmer switch opens the circuit to one terminal and closes it to the another. When the TQ side of the switch is closed, the indicator light side of the switch is open. So if you used and normally closed relay you could control a indicator light with the same switch. When the switch is closed to ground on the light side, the relay will be open and the light will be off, then when you click the switch and close the TQ side of the switch to ground the light side will be open, the relay will close, and the light will be on.




Randy