Double Pole Single Throw Toggle Switch Wiring Diagram. Dt switches close a circuit in the up position as well as the down position on on. The dpst switch for example has four terminals however is a double pole dp and not a four pole 4p switch. Double switches sometimes called double pole allow you to separately control the power being sent to multiple places from the same switch.
A double pole switch such as the one in fig 1 is just slightly bigger than a regular switch but constructed as two single switches harnessed side by side and activated by one common toggle. A double switch allows you to operate two lights or appliances from the same location.
A double switch allows you to operate two lights or appliances from the same location.
Double throw closes a circuit in the up or down position on on. You can see above how a double pole single throw switch can be used to put a circuit in any of 1 of 2 modes. D ouble pole switches are usually rated at 30 amps so any appliance or equipment requiring a greater power consumption have to be connected to a disconnect. A double pole single throw dpst switch controls the connections to two wires at once where each wire only has one possible connection.
