Rocker switch

The classic rocker switch is known in most living rooms. When the switch is pressed, the seesaw stops in the position into which the press was pressed. In order to switch on and off the light, it is therefore necessary to activate the switch in the corresponding direction- very simple and simple.

At first, however, there were only open switches that did not offer sufficient protection before the first better rotary switches came with the invention of the incandescent lamp. Then they switched to the tipping switch, which were already a lot easier to use. But this was even easier with a rocker switch, which then finally prevailed. The modern rocker switch with a large -scale rocker used today is then also referred to as the area switch.

There are also different switching types that can be implemented with a seesaw switch, including: Among other things:

On and off switch:

This is the simplest variant of a rocker switch and is usually attached directly to the lamp or its cable. There are two positions, either an interrupted circuit, i.e. light, or a closed one with burning light.

Change circuit:

In principle, this switching type works as well as the on and off switch with the only difference that there is two rocker switches for a lamp, which means that this can be operated from two locations. This is often used in stairwells, for example. You switch off the light at the bottom and out again.

Cross circuit:

This type of circuit is already somewhat outdated because it has a high wiring effort. With it, it can control a lamp through a crossed or straight circuit or three rocker switch. This can be found in bedrooms, for example, where there is a rocker switch next to the door and also on each side of the bed to switch on or switch on the ceiling lamp.

Series circuit:

This switching type has a small optical difference because it has a rocker divided in the middle. In this way, two different lights can also be controlled.