Picked up a switch, from Grangers that we can use to select forward or reverse for the El Dingo II kart
Wow! there are hundreds of different kinds of switches
Their are regular old on/off switches, two pole switches, 3 pole switches, momentary switches & many more
...then you get into amp ratings
Well, for our forward/reverse switch we need a switch that
...is considered an on/on switch
...it has 3 terminals (1) power in
...& (2) separate power outs (to send power out thru one circuit or the other)
I could of went with an on/off/on switch
...where the center position would be like a neutral position
...but, I thought that might just confuse things
So, I went with the on/on switch
I think, I have this figured out but, to be sure
...lets do a test
I hooked the center terminal, of the switch, to the positive (+) terminal of a 12V battery
...I hooked the power wire of a 12V bulb to the left terminal of the switch
...& the power wire of a second 12V bulb to the right terminal
...& the negative (-) of both bulbs to the negative (-) of the battery
That went well, lets get it mounted
...figured where to put it
...measured what dimensions were needed
...cut a piece of plastic out of an old TV back cover
...centered the switch
...drilled a couple of holes
...whittled a bit with a razor knife
...mounted it on the kart with a couple of screws
Yup!, that should do it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocR27UuxLu4