How about a mains switch that turns itself completely off? Omron has released such a thing: a manual mains switch with a coil inside that will flip it to the ‘off’ position following the application ...

A high level of safety is claimed with the 3600 Tippmatic rocker switch that features an integrated, automatic electrical shut-off function with several shut-off delays available. The switch is suited ...

The KR Series rocker switches are available in single and double-pole models with solder lug/quick-connect or screw terminals. The KR Series rocker switches are available in single and double-pole ...

Ars is a place on the Internet where people have opinions (I know, I repeat myself). For some reason I was wondering why decora switches were invented and while looking at that I found many people who ...

A device that opens and closes an electric circuit. It uses a lever that is moved up and down; a light switch on the wall being a common example. Early computers, especially mainframes, often had many ...

It’s tough cutting into a new vehicle. For those that own something made in the 21st century, we can understand getting squeamish when you have to start cutting holes in something like a pristine ...

This Toggle Switch uses the popular Johnson Decade counter IC CD4017. By giving positive pulses to its clock input, the ten outputs of the IC becomes high one by one provided the reset pin is grounded ...