Product Description

Backlit Rocker Switch – Nav Anc

This genuine Carling rocker switch labeled “Nav Anc” is manufactured by laser marking, NOT printing.   Laser technology allows for a stunning backlight effect.  It is a great upgrade to our popular Contura II style Nav Anc rocker switch.

This product is the ENTIRE SWITCH combo and includes both the switch body and the labeled cover.  Find the laser-etched Nav Anc switch cover sold separately here. This is an ON-OFF-ON switch, and is meant to trigger the navigation and anchor lights in the same switch (Both when up, anchor only when down).

Note this switch uses an 8-terminal body with an independently powered top backlight and a dependent bottom indicator lamp. This makes it a good choice when the NAV/ANC label needs to illuminate with a separate panel-backlight or dimmer circuit, while the lower lamp still indicates when the switch circuit is on.

Switch Features:

• Stunning readability in the dark
• Dual lamps – top backlight, bottom indicator light
• 7 illumination color options: warm white incandescent, blue, red, cool white, green, amber, or bright red LED
• Laser-etched – no ink to wear off

How Does the Backlighting Work?

• Laser marking the cover allows light to be visible only where we have marked
• Text and symbol markings illuminate – not the normal ink over a lens
• Top light is an externally triggered backlight – normally wired to the nav light circuit
• Bottom light is now the indicator.  It lights when the switch is on

Not sure which terminal count matches your wiring? Compare 7-, 8-, and 10-terminal NAV/ANC switch bodies in our selection guide.

(read more about how our illuminated rocker switches work here)

Rocker Switch Tech Specs:

• Voltage Rating: 12Vdc
• Current Rating: 20A
• Circuit: DPDT
• Position: ON-OFF-ON
• Water Protection: IP68 (waterproof to >1m submersion)
• Terminal Count: 8
• Terminal Style: 0.250″ Quick Connect (spades)
• Body P/N: VJD1-GQQB
• Contact Life: 150,000 cycles
• Lamp Life: 100,000 hours

Translation: An exceptionally high-quality rocker switch.  Genuine Carling Technologies – no knock-offs.  This switch will last in the harsh marine environment for years to come.

Download the full spec sheet here

How Our Switches Are Better:

1. Genuine Carling switches – We’ll never try and pass off cheap Chinese knock-offs like some of our competitors. You’ve probably seen other sites list a switch as “fits carling”… that’s a red flag.  All our switches are the genuine article.  And like all cheaply made counterfeits, you CAN tell the difference.
2. Night Illumination – Unlike printing, our laser marking technology allows stunning readability in the dark.
3. Support – We know this product inside and out and are happy to help our customers.  Need help wiring up one of our products, call us… seriously: (843) 297-8348
4. Guarantee – While Carling does not offer a warranty, we’re so confidant in the quality; that if your switch breaks within 2 years, you can return it for a free replacement!

Will It Fit?

This rocker switch will replace any Carling V-series or Contura style rocker switch.  That includes Contura style switches sold by Carling, Sierra, Blue Sea Systems, Sea-Dog, etc.  It uses an industry-standard 1.45″  x 0.83″ mounting hole.

Wiring Info & Wiring Diagram:

This 8-terminal NAV/ANC switch has an independently powered top lamp and a dependent bottom indicator lamp. Wire the top lamp to the panel-backlight circuit, usually controlled by the navigation-light circuit or a dimmer. The lower lamp remains tied to the switched circuit and illuminates when the NAV/ANC switch is on.

Confirm the exact terminal layout and connections against the wiring diagram for the selected VJD1-G switch body before installation.

Accessories:

• Mounting Panels: End, Middle, Single
• Switch Gasket
• Quick Connect Terminals

On Contura Styles and Colors:

This Nav Anc illuminated rocker switch is a special Contura XV style made to be laser engraved, as pictured above.  It is a similar shape, but different texture and appearance than contura XIV switches that are meant to be printed.  As you can see in the images there is no lens… the etching actually becomes the lens.  So generally folks do not mix and match these switches, even among printed Contura XIVs.

We carry this switch with warm white incandescent lamps or blue, red, cool white, green, amber, or bright red LEDs.  The illumination only affects the lighting, not the color of the engraving.