If you had a multimeter, you could find out for sure which terminal was which.
Ignoring dimmer switches, has anybody ever seen anything other thanthere are all sorts of variants of how they label the terminals of these switches.
Same here!Yes, though can't remember them all now.
Yes, I've seen them. I've also seen just 1, 2 and 3. ... but the others escape my memory. However, of what I'm sure is that I have come across ones which caused me to get my multimeter out!One make of 2 gang switch used markings like A1, A2 etc; the other gang being B1, B2 etc.
I've certainly seen that sort of arrangement (variously labelled!) with toggle switches (where it increases versatility), but don't recall having seen it in an 'electrical accessory'. It's really a variant of the 'not uncommon' arrangement of switches (including some 'electrical switchgear'), and some relays/contactors, where there are two terminals at one end (say A1 & A2) and two at the other end (say B1 & B2), and operating the switch moves some sort of 'bar' which joins either A1 & A2 or B1 & B2.Not that long ago I had one with ( if memory serves me right )
C1 NO
C2 NC
In one position C1 connected to NO and in the other position C2 connected to NC
And there we have it.However, of what I'm sure is that I have come across ones which caused me to get my multimeter out!
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