Idiotic Rocker Switch symbols for ON & OFF

Paintedcow · 2016-04-12T06:38:15+00:00

Here is a picture of a rocker switch designed by idiots. Instead of putting the words ON and OFF on it, they put a LINE and a CIRCLE. (Which means absolutly nothing). Both words ON and OFF begin with an "O". If that circle is an "O", it's worthless. Or maybe it's a number zero. "0". And what the heck does the LINE mean? (To me, it means nothing. Is it a lower case letter "L" or upper case letter "I", or number "1", or just a plain meaningless line. Whoever began labelling switches this way, should be fired from their job, and be sent to prison for the rest of their life, for creating a dangerous product. Why cant they just put the words "ON" and "OFF" on the switches? If the full word wont fit, them put "N" and "F" (oN & oFf). I have a power generator with this kind of switch, which is for turning on and off the engine. Because those symbols make no logical sense. I can never remember which is ON and which is OFF. I just start to pull the rope on the generator and if it wont start, I flip the switch to the other position. Hopefully it will start in one of the positions. That's of I dont flood the engine from pulling the rope with that switch on the wrong position. Since I dont use the generator often, the next time I need it, I'll once again have to play the guessing game to determine which is ON and which is OFF. And of course this always occurs in the dark, because thats when I need the generator. I finally bought a permanent paint stick yesterday. The next time I get that generator started, I'm going to write ON and OFF in big letters above and below that switch. And if I ever find the moron who labelled these switches with a LINE and a CIRCLE, I think I'll give the fucker a black eye, knock out a few teeth, and embed a LINE and a CIRCLE on his forehead with my pocket knife!!!!

Apr 12, 2016 24 Replies

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Vic Smith 10 years ago

Exactly.

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Micky 10 years ago

I have No and Fo switches in some of my rooms.

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Mark Lloyd 10 years ago

There are SPDT center-off switches. 3 position (2 of then ON, but with different contacts). These are still SINGLE pole.

Such a switch might be used in a device that has 2 motors, that are not meant to be used at the same time.

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TekkieÃÂ® 10 years ago

Wade Garrett posted for all of us...

I don't want to have intestinal distress so I use whatever is handy.

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TekkieÃÂ® 10 years ago

DerbyDad03 posted for all of us...

After done masticating did you have coitus?

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