I apologize in advance if this question has been asked before, 20k posts is a lot to dig through for an answer.... but anyway....
I am doing a bus to RV conversion and I purchased some aircraft seats for use in it. I want to use the integrated switches in the armrests in some way. All the wiring and everything for the control panels is still in place, and appears to be in decent condition.
The first need is for a seat lighting system. The switch is a momentary-on switch that I want to use to control an overhead light (just like on an aircraft). The power will be 12VDC across the board. There are three seat positions and there will be a light for each seat.... if there is a way to have one circuit that will control all 3 that would be ideal but if it's gonna be too difficult I can implement 3 of a single position solution.
The seats also have an attendant call switch that I presume works the same way, so this solution can also probably be used to trigger an alert lamp at the driver's position, with a second switch in the circuit to shut it off; however, I'll visit this at another time. I only mention it now since it is similar to my current need and if it only takes a minor modification to the circuit to implement it I can kill two things at once.
Also let me say that I am somewhat knowledgeable in electronics but am by no means an expert, and am also a big believer in the KISS principle (I figure everyone here probably knows what that means, lolz). So please consider that in your responses, thanks!