Idiot here looking for suggestions or links to help me find a switch for a gadget I'm working on. Switch needs to be 4-position rotary with 90 degree throw, with OFF-ON-ON-ON representing a full 360 deg. rotation.
ON 1 turns on 1 light ON 2 turns on 2 lights ON 3 turns on 3 lights
So it's like the old LOW-MED-HIGH floor lamps with three bulbs. I don't see a way to do this with a 1P4T switch, but I do with a 2P4T. I don't think I can use diodes because it's a battery operated thing and I don't want to waste any power.
I think there are other "form factors" of switches but I don't know what to look for or whether there'd be one that would be more appropriate/simpler/smaller/less expensive than using the 2P4T option.
I might need to run an amp or two through the switch, and would rather do it directly than use a relay, but I'm open to options.
TIA.