I Need A Jake Brake Switch for MCI

[BG6]

What I was hoping to find was one tht would go in the regular switch panel in the bus but if not I will install a regular toggle for now. Yes it is a two stage sw with three wires so two pole sw will work. Jerry

I had a Freightliner with a straight 6 and Jakes.  It had two toggle switches with paddle handles.  One was On/Off, the other was 2/4/6 Cylinders (so that you could tailor the amount of braking to fit the conditions).  These were the only toggle switches on that side of the panel, and I didn't have to look down to use them.

If you look in the cockpit of an F-15, you see that the switches and controls are various shapes.  A pilot can tell by touch what each control is.  This is something worth considering.  You may need to adjust (or kill) your Jakes some night in the middle of a cloverleaf, with construction lights in your eyes and Jersey barriers six inches from each side of your coach.  It's a lot better to just reach over and slap both switches down than to fumble around to count the third rocker switch from the left, on the third bank down . . .

[PP]

"If you look in the cockpit of an F-15, you see that the switches and controls are various shapes.  A pilot can tell by touch what each control is."
F-15's have jake brakes? Cool  Is that to slow them on the declines? 
Seriously, this topic brought up a question when I read about the rocker switch with the off in the center position--My understanding on the 8V jake brake was that 'HI' turned on both banks of solenoids and 'LO' only turned on 1 bank. I wired my switch so that 'OFF' is down, 'LO' is in the middle and 'HI' is forward. On 'HI' I have power to both wires. On 'LO' I only have power to 1 wire. Should I have a switch that only powers 1 wire at a time, and if I do that, how do I know which wire for 'HI' and which for 'LO' without taking it out on the road and trial and erroring it?
I don't want to hijack this thread, but now I'm concerned that I might be damaging my jake when I use it by having it wired incorrectly.
Thanks for any clarification on this, Will

[buswarrior]

you are good, PP.

My preference is off at the bottom, full at the top, middle in the middle.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[PP]

Thanks BW. I'll sleep better now Will