SilverRhino
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I have never been happy with the switch set up in our BC for the "Scare", porch, ceilint fan and overhead interior lights. I planned on moving the overhead light and ceiling fan switches out of the cabinet and onto the wall below the cabinet.
The other part of the mod was going to be setting up each of the scare lights and the porch light each on a seperate switch.
In order to complete this mod I had planned on using a dual bank and a triple bank of 120 v paddle switches. These are the type where the double or triple will fit in a single gang box.
The other day I ran across something on the internet that mentioned that 120 v AC switches should NOT be used for 12 v DC current. I asked a couple of electricians and they just shrugged and said it should work. Counter man at our local Grainger store said that it would work, but not for long, said the DC would quickly destroy the AC switch because of arcing????
Does anyone have any experience with this type of electrical issue? Am I just being anal and making an issue where one does not really exist?
Thanks for any help that you can offer.
The other part of the mod was going to be setting up each of the scare lights and the porch light each on a seperate switch.
In order to complete this mod I had planned on using a dual bank and a triple bank of 120 v paddle switches. These are the type where the double or triple will fit in a single gang box.
The other day I ran across something on the internet that mentioned that 120 v AC switches should NOT be used for 12 v DC current. I asked a couple of electricians and they just shrugged and said it should work. Counter man at our local Grainger store said that it would work, but not for long, said the DC would quickly destroy the AC switch because of arcing????
Does anyone have any experience with this type of electrical issue? Am I just being anal and making an issue where one does not really exist?
Thanks for any help that you can offer.