TE Connectivity/AMP Brand 3-1825139-9 Switch Toggle

toggle switches are actuated by a lever angled in one of two or more positions the common light switch used in household wiring is an example of a toggle switch because the contacts are enclosed inside a toggle switch they are safer than a knife switch especially for high voltage circuits because they protect the person operating a switch from making contact with electricity most toggle switches will come to rest in any of their lever positions while others have an internal spring mechanism returning the lever to a certain normal position allowing for what is called momentary operation this is symbol for a toggle switch it is a very common symbol used in schematic diagrams notice that it resembles a knife switch toggle switches come in a number of common configurations the simplest toggle switch is one with only two connection terminals it has one moving contact or a single pole and one