DPDT Switch with Wire Clips

A double-pole knife switch mounted centrally on a weathered rectangular base throws to contacts on either side. The switch has banana plug connectors and the contacts on one side connect to clips for holding wires.

Details

9B20 - Circuits/Components/Inst.

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Instances

G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)

Good - Normal Wear

Used in these demonstrations

Optima car battery with red top connected by yellow cables to a wooden board holding a knife switch with thin iron wire mounted across the terminals

Resistance and Current

Shows that electrical hazard depends on current, not voltage alone. Touching a 12V car battery with your hand is safe (~1 MΩ body resistance, ~12 μA), but shorting the same …

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