Aux switches

[Nwjeepguy]

Can the aux switches be used to switch pwr as well as ground. But also circuit interrupt so when in the woods and I open the door electric steps don't deploy

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[KevinM60]

Can the aux switches be used to switch pwr as well as ground. But also circuit interrupt so when in the woods and I open the door electric steps don't deploy

I think you can rig your steps to your switches to control their activation. You would only need to switch the power supply on and off. I don't think the ground does anything without power to the accessory.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Can the aux switches be used to switch pwr as well as ground. But also circuit interrupt so when in the woods and I open the door electric steps don't deploy

AUX switches are power only. They do nothing for ground.
I don't know about your steps, but mine have a button I can push to stop the steps from going down.

 

[vicsvx]

Maybe a 5 pin relay.....

Ground to pin 85
Aux power to pin 86
Step power to pin 87a
Wire tap to door harness to pin 30
Cap pin 87

I belive this setup will allow the steps to function as they currently do as pin 30 will receive the power input from the door harness (or wherever you have the step power wire currently tapped to) and send the power to pin 87a thus lowering the steps.

The aux power connected to pin 86 will be trigger wire to move the contact to pin 87, which will be capped to prevent unnecessary shocking experience lol, but will also not allow the step to recieve power from pin 30 and won't lower

Someone feel free to check my logic... My brain is fried from my own jeep issues this week lol

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

Maybe a 5 pin relay.....

Ground to pin 85
Aux power to pin 86
Step power to pin 87a
Wire tap to door harness to pin 30
Cap pin 87

I belive this setup will allow the steps to function as they currently do as pin 30 will receive the power input from the door harness (or wherever you have the step power wire currently tapped to) and send the power to pin 87a thus lowering the steps.

The aux power connected to pin 86 will be trigger wire to move the contact to pin 87, which will be capped to prevent unnecessary shocking experience lol, but will also not allow the step to recieve power from pin 30 and won't lower

Someone feel free to check my logic... My brain is friend from my own jeep issues this week lol

If you're capping the NO...why not just use a 4 pin NC? You're not using it for anything. You then achieve the same results without an extra live pin (contact for door pin is normally closed until you flip the switch...and then it's opened).

To answer the question...if you must (or want to) retain however it's currently powered and are just looking for a way to interrupt the ground, yes: you could use a 4 pin normally closed relay. Instead of using the relay for power, you're using it for a ground contact.

Basically: instead of providing power to pin 30, you're providing a path to ground. So 30 and 85 get grounded, your step ground goes to 87, and your aux power goes to 86. Since it's normally closed, the contact between 30 and 87 (i.e. the ground) is maintained until you flip your switch which breaks the ground.

It's a somewhat odd approach, but hey...if it's what you need...

 

[vicsvx]

If you're capping the NO...why not just use a 4 pin NC? You're not using it for anything. You then achieve the same results without an extra live pin (contact for door pin is normally closed until you flip the switch...and then it's opened).

To answer the question...if you must (or want to) retain however it's currently powered and are just looking for a way to interrupt the ground, yes: you could use a 4 pin normally closed relay. Instead of using the relay for power, you're using it for a ground contact.

Basically: instead of providing power to pin 30, you're providing a path to ground. So 30 and 85 get grounded, your step ground goes to 87, and your aux power goes to 86. Since it's normally closed, the contact between 30 and 87 (i.e. the ground) is maintained until you flip your switch which breaks the ground.

It's a somewhat odd approach, but hey...if it's what you need...

Sounds good to me... I was just liking at my schematicsI had drawn out for my roadshock edge lights which uses 5 pin relay for high and low beams. Thanks for the correction, a 4 pin relay is better in this scenario

 

[heretic]

Do the AUX switch’s have 12V ALL the time?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Do the AUX switch’s have 12V ALL the time?

Maybe you mean this?
You can configure them so that they run from the ACC or BAT power - meaning battery power, OR acc power, only when the big button is pressed.
Configured for bat power, you don't need the thing to be running or on.
Configured for acc power, you need the big button in run, or at least ACC mode/position for the aux switch to work.

 

[Gladiatorguy]

Do the AUX switch’s have 12V ALL the time?

From the owner’s manual: . You have the ability to configure the functionality of the auxiliary switches via the Uconnect Settings.

All switches can be configured as follows:

Switch type operation: Latching or Momentary
Power source: Battery or Ignition
Ability to hold last state across key cycles: On or Off. Holding last state conditions are met when switch type is set to latching and power source is set to ignition.

 

[heretic]

Ok so I meant when the jeep is OFF like over night. Are the switches still supplying 12v to the circuit or to device. Not how you can configure them.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Ok so I meant when the jeep is OFF like over night. Are the switches still supplying 12v to the circuit or to device. Not how you can configure them.

Actually, he answered that.

If you look at the line:

All switches can be configured as follows:
Power source: Battery or Ignition

That's the answer.
If the power source is battery, CHOSEN in the configuration menu on the radio, then it's battery.

I'll assume maybe you don't understand what that means and aren't familiar with car/truck electrical wiring and systems -
battery power means it comes from the battery, which is there all the time, running or not.

 

[vicsvx]

Ok so I meant when the jeep is OFF like over night. Are the switches still supplying 12v to the circuit or to device. Not how you can configure them.

How you configure the aux switches within uconnect determines when they turn off.

Right now, my offroad lights are using aux 1, 2 and 4. All are configured to use ignition, last state to OFF and latching. So if I had the lights on, when the vehicle is turned off the lights will turn off. When I start the vehicle again the next morning, the lights will remain off untill I turn them back on

If I had settings to battery, the lights could turn on whenever I wanted, truck on or not.

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