Orientation of Power Switch

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Offline SaddleSC

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on: March 13, 2014, 04:38:38 AM
Hi guys,
This is my first build of this type, so please excuse this fairly basic question...

In the manual on pg 11, it says to "be sure that the white dot [of the power switch] sits to the outside of the chasis" when it is snapped in. My power switch does not look like the one pictured in the manual, so I wanted to confirm the correct orientation. If I flip the project over and orient the two prongs toward the transformer (as shown on pg 15), like this:

newbielink:http://s837.photobucket.com/user/SaddleSC/media/BHCrackSwitch.jpg.html [nonactive]

Then the top of the power switch looks like this (which puts the circle/dot toward the inside of the chasis and the line toward the outside):

newbielink:http://s837.photobucket.com/user/SaddleSC/media/BHCrackSwitch2.jpg.html [nonactive]

Am I correct in assuming that this is the correct orientation? Thanks!




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Reply #1 on: March 13, 2014, 04:46:47 AM
That is correct. When a switch has a dot, the dot indicates the "on" position. When a switch is marked with a zero and one, the one indicates the on position, as it does in all binary systems.

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Reply #2 on: March 13, 2014, 04:50:01 AM
Excellent!
Thanks so much for your help...I am sure that is the first of many new things I will learn along the way:)