I’m looking to install some cutoff switch on this 3-pin connector. It almost looks like a PC 4-pin 12v connector, but it actually connects to a Broan CRV motor. Specific model is the L150L.
I originally wanted a ventilator with a timer, but they installed an inline CRV (intake only) with a crazy 150CFM for a tiny 480sqft suite. Massively overkill, and loud. I’d prefer to put this on a timer, or even better would be a smart switch control. But at the very least a manual switch would be great.
For now, and for the last two years, I just have this unplugged, as shown in the image. The passive ventilation on the connected ducting has been more than enough to turn the air around. But sometimes it’d prefer to enable the intake for a time. I just can’t have it on all the time because the air turnaround is nutty, not to mention the blast of cold air in the middle of winter.
Any ideas for a switch that fits this connector, or a DIY switch, and/or something to hook to a timer, OR smart switch somehow?
As for how to wire, breaker switches do not have a positive and negative connections. They only either connect or break the circuit. Obviously the wiring has to lead to each corresponding cable (positive to positive).
The earth is critical on devices that have metal shrouds. The earth should be continuous. You can do that by either wiring both earth connections into one side of the switch so it is not ever broken, or by adding a wire cable connection and tucking it safely inside the mounting box…