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Re: Microswitch problem

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Originally Posted by SoD View Post
Printf. And there are 3 plugins in the microswitch right? We connected the yellow one to the upper one, nothing to the middle one, and the red one to the lowest one
Should be black and yellow, no red at all.
Use only the outer wires at the RC digital input side.

The red is power and used only by devices that need power to work. A switch doesn't need power. It simply connects the signal wire (yellow) to the ground (black) or not to close or open the circuit.

If you have a multimeter you can use it to test that the switch is wired correctly.
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