Hi, This will probably be a very simple question for most of you, but I am electrically challenged.
I am looking for a 12v switch that will change the direction of current, to run a power window motor. I have a 90 camry and the switch for the drivers window is broken -plastic snapped off. I was told that the easiest way to fix this is to get a 2-way switch and bypass the original circuit. If you turn it one way, current flows in 1 direction. If you turn it the other way, current reverses. When not activated, it stays in "neutral". I would hook this up to an incoming hot wire and a ground, and then the other 2 wires would go to the male plug that runs the motor.
I would cut a hole on the inside of the door to mount the switch.
I tried it already using a temp hot wire and a ground, touching the tabs on the plug, and then reversing them. It worked perfectly. Up and down, up and down. Now I just want to make it permanent.
Anyways, when I go to radio shack or a car parts store, I don't want to look like a complete idiot. Could someone tell me what kind of a switch I am talking about?
Thanks very much.
dave