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Installing a wired switch in a solid brick or concrete wall or installing on a plaster or tiled wall requires delicate routing and drilling to create a channel in the wall for the wire and space for the switch and switch box inside the wall. This routing and drilling work could damage the surface, causing expensive repair work. Wireless ...
Two light switches in one box. The switch on the right is a dimmer switch. The switch box is covered by a decorative plate. The first light switch employing "quick-break technology" was invented by John Henry Holmes in 1884 in the Shieldfield district of Newcastle upon Tyne. [1]
However, the MOST important dimension is the "Mounting Centres" provided for mounting Wall-Plates/Switches. This is 84 mm (3 5/16") in all of these countries. In North America (with Indirect Mounting) the Switch mounts on the Wall Hardware and the Wall-Plate mounts on the Switch. The Wall-Plate mounting centres (on the Switch) are 60 mm (2 3/8").
A "T-rated" wall switch (the T is for Tungsten filament) [9] that is suited for incandescent loads. When turned on, an incandescent lamp draws a large inrush current of about ten times the steady-state current; as the filament heats up, its resistance rises and the current decreases to a steady-state value. A switch designed for an incandescent ...
In building wiring, multiway switching is the interconnection of two or more electrical switches to control an electrical load from more than one location.A common application is in lighting, where it allows the control of lamps from multiple locations, for example in a hallway, stairwell, or large room.
A 17-year-old cheerleader from California was stabbed to death just days before Christmas — and police say they've arrested an "acquaintance" in connection with the case. On Friday, Dec. 20, at ...
For some people it may work to announce their plan on social media — and invite others to join in and report back on their progress. “That’s where I think ‘dry January’ has kind of ...
Quest for the Best. Kraft introduced its iconic macaroni and cheese boxed dinner way back in 1937, but these days, Kraft faces plenty of competition from grocery store versions of this family ...