Hornet Electronic Deer Alert Switch Question

[Ken 11861]

I bought the Hornet deer system after reading about it in MCN magazine. I hooked it up today, mounted it on my left engine guard bar. 1st off, it operates just fine, I turned it on with the supplied flip lever switch. My ignorance is showing now that I wanted to put in a red "lighted" switch that I bought. It operates the Hornet just fine but I can't figure out how to make the light in the switch kick on.
The wiring they supplied has the mail & female blade type slide on connectors & the switch breaks the circuit of the negative wire.

The switch only has three terminals & has a skematic. I ran my multimeter on it & determined that terminal blades 1 & 2 show 0000 resistance when closed, whereas between blade #3 and either of the other two blades it shows a .02 resistance, I imagine that #3 is the bulb circuit but HOW do I get it to light up. I don't believe there is anything wrong with the switches , they are brand new & i have two of the same. PS they are marked 12 volt.

As you guys know I do well with my mechanical stuff but sometimes the electrical throws me off course.   HELP - please

[Scott from FL, now in Maine]

On most switches the light is wired internally to the on position. If you are throw a ground thru the switch, all you need to do it run a hot to the 3rd or bulb blade.

http://ledmods.co.uk/images/led_rocker_switch_diagram.jpeg

[Ken 11861]

Took your advise and added a separate +12v wire to the bulb terminal on the switch & it works great. I appreciate your help, thanks a lot.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I don't remember the name brand of the one I had on my old work car I gave about $80.00 best I can remember . It got ripped off the car along with the bumper,grill and hood when I hit a deer doing 85 mph on I-75 just outside Athens, Tennesssee.Photo below is my feelings on these.

[Jess from VA]

I have done pretty extensive reading and researching on deer whistles, electronic or otherwise, and the consensus is they are largely or entirely ineffective (as Joe suggests).   I think this is especially true on Valks like mine with OE exhaust..... you glide right up on deer who don't hear you coming, so they leap in front of you at the last minute.  I am always on my toes in areas where I know deer to be esp populous..... like up on Skyline Drive;  I have many times slowed for deer on the side of the road, and let them have it with the Stebel horn to get them moving (black bear too). 

My favorite story on the deer whistles, was the guys in auto body shops laughing about insurance paying to replace the whistle along with the rest of the front end damage.... from a deer strike.

This is not to say that if one in a hundred deer WAS affected by the electronic deer alert, it may have paid for itself anyway. 

I'm just saying.......

[X Ring]

My Dad used to refer to them as Deer Attractors.  He tried them twice and on both vehicles a deer ran out in front of him.  Just slow down in deer inhabited areas and stay alert.

Marty 

[Hef]

Ken, I know there is a lot of controversy on whether or not the whistle works, but let me share my experience. Having become the victim of a deer/cycle crash in 1990, I almost gave up riding. However, I have ridden all my life and soon found out my love of riding overcame my fear of encountering another deer and I bought another bike and was back on the road in less than a year. I rode with a guy who had the the Hornet whistle and I was amazed at how it seemed to get the deer's attention. I read up on the Hornet and thought for $50 bucks it worth the chance that it just might save my life. I have had one on each of my bikes since that time and will continue to use it. Just my opinion for what it worth.