Product Description

Carling AVH Push Button Switch

 

Solid state — MOSFET driven 19mm push button, delivering an incredible 20A current capacity on single output models!

Available in these functions:

  • latching ON-OFF
  • Nav/Anc OFF-BOTH-ONE
  • 2Circuit OFF-1-2

We’re very impressed with the engineering behind this switch.

And, the LED ring is independently wired to come on when the switch is on — no external jumper required.

 

Here’s a little more about the Carling AVH Push Button Switch:

Carling’s high-powered AVH-Series Push buttons feature ratings up to 20 amps, overload protection and thermal cut off, which provides top-notch safety capabilities and performance. Many switching options are available, including progressive circuits perfectly suited for NAV/ANCHOR functions.

AVH-Series Top Features:

  • Solid State
  • Ultra-low profile
  • Features a circuit board for high-current amps
  • Overload protection, thermal cut off
  • Switching options include ON-OFF, and progressive circuits are perfectly suited for NAV/ANCHOR functions
  • Easy to install

This push button series features quick-connect tab terminals for easy installation and daisy-chaining — and that means less time wiring and more time out on the water. 

Carling AVH-Series Push buttons can accommodate panels up to 1/4″ thick — this is a shallower threaded body than some of the other push button options. If you purchase a thicker panel from New Wire Marine we will mill it down to accept the switches.

Carling AVH Push Button Technical Specs:

  • 12V Systems
  • 20A Current Rating (single output variant)
  • Nav/Anc variant available
  • 2 Circuit variant available
  • Independent blue LED ring illumination

This is a genuine Carling Technologies push button — not a knockoff like you’ll find elsewhere online. You’ve probably seen other sites list a switch as “fits Carling”…  and that’s a red flag. All our switches and covers are the genuine article. And, like all cheaply made counterfeits, you CAN tell the difference.

Download the full spec sheet here.

Typical use for an Nav Anc Rocker Switch:

Your “running lights” (also called navigation or nav lights) are the red and green lights on the bow. Your anchor light is the all round white light on the stern, or on top of the T-top or radar arch, etc. These are often controlled with one switch because they have a very specific operation per the USCG. When running (actually moving) at night, all lights should be on (red, green and white). While sitting at anchor in the dark, only the white light should be on.

This Carling AVH Push Button has the capability to serve as the Nav/Anc switch — use the function option Nav/Anc OFF-BOTH-ONE. It works like this:

  • From an OFF state, press once: The ring turns red and both leads are hot.
  • Press again, and the switch ring turns blue, and only the anchor lead is hot.

This switch is made specifically to work for a boat’s Navigation/Anchor switch, but can also be used in any situation where you want one or more lights on. For example, we’ve had customers who wanted either just AFT or AFT and FWD spreader lights on, and this switch does the trick.

Interested in a custom panel?

As with any of our components, we’d be happy to pre-assemble Carling push buttons into a complete, fully custom panel unit for you — that way you can get OEM-quality switch labeling correctly applied to the dash. Get a quote here.