OT- On/Off Switch

Saw a tv commercial the other night. Its a Jeep commercial on how productive the US use to be. I noticed when an electrical switch was activated the colors were reversed. The ON part of the switch was RED. The Off part was Green. Its no wonder the US doesn't produce much anymore, can't even figure out how a switch should be labeled and colored. But then again the switch was probably built in China.

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Evodawg
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Evodawg wrote in news:i02b58$evh$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:

I haven't seen the commercial, but I've seen setups for some computer labs where the master switch is color coded as you describe. Red = burning money (on) Green = "thinking green" (off)

The light panels were near the door. It reminded the teachers to shut off the computers (and gave them an easy way to do so).

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Brad Bruce

For status indicators, red=on, green=off is -not- that uncommon. on=dangerous, off=safe. keep clear when the red light is on. OK to approach when the green light is on.

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Robert Bonomi

I've also have seen it used in two semi houses - two Giants -

Red is not producing. Green is producing.

Go fix the red machine or get another operator...

Traffic light theory.

Mart> >> Evodawg wrote in

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Martin H. Eastburn

I have seen both systems used in the electrical distribution industry.

We used red = breaker closed = on = alive = dangerous green = breaker open = off = go = safe

Other utilities used red breaker open = off = stopped green = breaker closed = electrons go (traffic light style)

Many systems are adapted from the gas and water utility industries also. Now we have closed = gas stopped = breaker closed = electricity flowing open = valve open = gas flowing = breaker open = electricity stopped

Culture can hurt you! Ask the yoghurt manufacturers!

Red is not producing. Green is producing.

Go fix the red machine or get another operator...

Traffic light theory.

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Josepi

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Evodawg

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Josepi

Appologies Evodawg.

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What has changed for you! LOL Better you heed my advise. I am an active poster and police within this as well as many other newsgroups. If you dare to post anything that even hints of being a commercial message, I WILL REPORT YOU. As a matter of fact if you post anything I disagree with, I WILL REPORT YOU. I am single, middle-aged, live at home, and have nothing better to do than scan for newsgroup abusers and report them. So BEWARE, I am watching!

John

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Josepi

Appologies Evodawg.

Come and sit with me the moron poster. I will lead you through mail bouncing and spamming.

I am expert at these things.

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What has changed for you! LOL Better you heed my advise. I am an active poster and police within this as well as many other newsgroups. If you dare to post anything that even hints of being a commercial message, I WILL REPORT YOU. As a matter of fact if you post anything I disagree with, I WILL REPORT YOU. I am single, middle-aged, live at home, and have nothing better to do than scan for newsgroup abusers and report them. So BEWARE, I am watching!

John

Know I'm throughly confused. Nothing can be Stupid Simple any more!!!

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Josepi

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