neat oldschool switch

[Diederick/DVK]

i'm looking for a neat kill switch for my magneto.
with oldschool i mean it has to go with my VDO cockpit gauges etc.

i don't know much about switches in terms of DPDT etc.
but what i'm looking for is EITHER an ON - OFF switch, or a 0 - 1 - 2 switch where i can connect my fuel pump to the 1 and BOTH fuel and ignition on 2.

please let me know if i can find these elsewhere

[JS]

I think an old on/off switch from an old guitar amp like the ones they used on Fender, Marshall, Vox etc looks cool.

[Diederick/DVK]

mmh, that sounds cool johnny 

[BeetleBug]

Good idea but make sure it can take the amps necessary for your car.

[Diederick/DVK]

see, there i go again. you got me thinking, a switch is a switch, right?
how can it not handle a current?

[nicolas]

see, there i go again. you got me thinking, a switch is a switch, right?
how can it not handle a current?

because a wire is not a wire(the same reason they have different thickness off wires in a car, all is 12V, but amps are different) . it has to be able to take the amps and not burn through or heat up and melt. 

[BeetleBug]

see, there i go again. you got me thinking, a switch is a switch, right?
how can it not handle a current?

because a wire is not a wire(the same reason they have different thickness off wires in a car, all is 12V, but amps are different) . it has to be able to take the amps and not burn through or heat up and melt. 

He he..

In a house; lots of volts but not much amps
In a car; lots ov ampsr and not much volt

As Niclas state, make sure your switch can handle it. A typical main switch for a car can take from 150 amps to 500 amps. Look at your battery, what is the peak amps? Cold start amps? Quite high is my guess.

[JS]

The switches I mentioned earlier will handle your application just fine, I guarantee it! 

[Diederick/DVK]

just had a look, marshall has some cool rocker switches. not sure if i want the lighted JCM switch.
but i might just find one. thanks for the suggestion!

[BeetleBug]

Some old ones here.. among them a Bosch switch from the 60`s for sale here in Norway. Bosch = 65 EUR.