HOW TO: Make a Simple Lag Switch

[Sneaky Poptart]

Switches are not rated for any voltage as they do not need a neutral (white wire) hooked up to them in a normal switch to light scenario. Things such as receptacles or light fixtures, which require a neutral to carry a current to them, are rated for certain things (example: 120v 240v or Hospital/range grade receptacles). Plus the single-pole switch was laying around from when I replaced them in my house so I did not have to buy anything extra. You can try it with a different switch, but these are more common.

[B1G_BR0TH3R]

Switches are not rated for any voltage as they do not need a neutral (white wire) hooked up to them in a normal switch to light scenario. Things such as receptacles or light fixtures, which require a neutral to carry a current to them, are rated for certain things (example: 120v 240v or Hospital/range grade receptacles). Plus the single-pole switch was laying around from when I replaced them in my house so I did not have to buy anything extra. You can try it with a different switch, but these are more common.

Take a normal light switch and put 1000V through it and tell me what happens, switches are rated for a voltage range (0V-xV) all it is is a few pieces of metal, and that metal is in there good, however when there is enough voltage running through it it will break.

[Zeus]

Take a normal light switch and put 1000V through it and tell me what happens, switches are rated for a voltage range (0V-xV) all it is is a few pieces of metal, and that metal is in there good, however when there is enough voltage running through it it will break.

How many things do you know that pump out 1000v that you would put a single-pole switch on that you would even have at hand?

[B1G_BR0TH3R]

How many things do you know that pump out 1000v that you would put a single-pole switch on that you would even have at hand?

a big ass capacitor