I'd like to wire a six pin DPDT rocker toggle switch to turn a low voltage LED fixture on and off. The rocker toggle switch I have is an on/off/on switch. Additionally, I would like to wire a photocell switch to this light, so it will turn on and off with the sun. What I'm trying to do is have the option to put the switch in the first "on" position, which uses the photocell switch to turn the light on and off. But I’d also like the ability to bypass the photocell switch and manually turn the light on regardless of the photocell switch, so I'd like to have that ability to use the second "on" position to bypass the photocell. And then the "off" position kills the light altogether. The power source is a 12v battery. Can anyone assist with a wiring diagram for this? I’ve attached a crude drawing, and I’m hoping someone can “connect the dots”. I’ve also attached a photo of the rocker toggle switch. Thanks!
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Sorry, can't see the attachments. You can use one pole to switch the battery supply to the photocell input, and the other pole to select whether the LED is fed from the photocell output or direct from the battery.
 

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