Quote Originally Posted by B1G_BR0TH3R View Post
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?