wiring two switches for one led?

[sb220]

Im working on installing LED strip lighting in my truck camper shell and would like to have a switch in the cab and rear of the truck to switch on the same lights.

I can wrap my head around wiring them up in series, creating a "master switch" closest inline to the battery.

However, Im wondering if its ok to wire them up in some kind of parallel....

+--switch

............ \

..............\___ Light

............../

............ /

+--switch

Is that the way to do it or would it require diodes to prevent backfeed....can a power source actually backfeed on itself?

Thanks

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[mxdano]

that's right, just put a fuse before each switch. If wired in series- both switches would have to be on at the same time

 

[Jepalan]

Your switches need to be SPDT. You wire them like this...

Now either switch will toggle the state of the LED strip

 

[sb220]

ah cool. Thanks for the help