What is selector switch in electrical?

1. What is selector switch in electrical?
A selector switch can control on or off of different currents circuit by rotating the handle. Common used for control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit. Selector switches have two positions and three positions, illuminated and non-illuminated selector switches.

2. What is a rotary switch?
A rotary switch is a switch in which the contacts and Connecting are changed when the spindle is rotated in either a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction.

3. What is auto manual selector switch?
Selector switches are operated by turning a knob instead of pushing a button. A very common selector switch is the MAN-OFF-AUTO switch. There are mark on the installation panel that show MAN stands for Manual and AUTO stands for Automatic.

4. What is a 3 way rotary switch?
The handle has three position states, when we rotate the handle with a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction.

5. What is a 2 way rotary switch?
The handle has two position states, when we rotate the handle with a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction.

6. What is the difference between a selector switch and push button switch?
A selector Switch works on a general principle; they contain a simple selector switch on the front of the panel, and a broad range of potential contact combinations, on the inside of the enclosure. The major difference between the selector switch and the pushbutton is that, while a pushbutton has a plate that pushes down both contact plungers at the same time, a selector switch has a rotating cam with ridges and flats, allowing to actuate the plungers independently.