Which lug does what in this slide switch?

[nosamiam]

I am looking at this datasheet and trying to figure out what does what. I know how switches work in general, but I've never seen the symbol at the top of the page.

Can anyone help?

http://www.cwind.com/SwitchPDFs/Catalog2/ssG338S.pdf

[R.G.]

Just curious - do you have an ohmmeter?   

[MoltenVoltage]

I actually bought a bunch of those when I first started building - switched to rotary switches which I like much better

The two adjacent lugs are connected when the switch is in a particular position - there are four positions and 5 lugs per side

position 1 - lugs 1 and 2, position 2  - lugs 2 and 3, etc.

I have a bag full of probably 20 or so if you want to buy them - just PM me

[nosamiam]

Just curious - do you have an ohmmeter?   

Guess I should have clarified my purposes a little. Yes I have a couple of meters, but I don't have the switch in question in my possession. I've started working on a PCB mount layout and am not ready to place my parts order just yet. I figured I could get a head start if I could get the pinout ahead of time. No worries 

I actually bought a bunch of those when I first started building - switched to rotary switches which I like much better

The two adjacent lugs are connected when the switch is in a particular position - there are four positions and 5 lugs per side

position 1 - lugs 1 and 2, position 2  - lugs 2 and 3, etc.

I have a bag full of probably 20 or so if you want to buy them - just PM me

Thanks for the offer. I don't think I want any more than this one. They look like kind of a pain, but for this build I'm doing it all PCB mount and rotary takes us too much real estate and the height is steering me away.

Anyway, thanks for the help. I guess my real question is: Which pair of lugs are common (input)? Are they on one end? Or in the middle somewhere?

[Taylor]

I think it doesn't work like that - no common pole. As MV says above, the first position connects lugs 1 and 2, then the next position connects lugs 2 and 3, then 3 and 4, then 4 and 5. If you wanted to wire this as a SP5T, you could connect all 5 lugs on one side together as your input, then connect the 5 lugs on the other side to your 5 things you need to switch.

Don't know what you're doing, your setup, etc, but I find that cutting and filing a slot for a slide switch is way more of a pain than dealing with rotaries. JMO.

[nosamiam]

I think it doesn't work like that - no common pole. As MV says above, the first position connects lugs 1 and 2, then the next position connects lugs 2 and 3, then 3 and 4, then 4 and 5. If you wanted to wire this as a SP5T, you could connect all 5 lugs on one side together as your input, then connect the 5 lugs on the other side to your 5 things you need to switch.

Don't know what you're doing, your setup, etc, but I find that cutting and filing a slot for a slide switch is way more of a pain than dealing with rotaries. JMO.

Well ok! Rotary it is! I'll just do it offboard. As for what I'm doing... it's a Gristleizer. If it works out, I'll post the build report. It's gonna be a while though. Good-sized circuit, w/ rotary sw + 5 pots, charge pump, & Millenium bypass...  in a 1590BB, maybe.

Thanks for the help folks!