Doug Miller wrote:
Assuming you're talking about North American standard wiring, that is NOT
correct. The two 120V legs that comprise a 240V circuit are not in parallel;
they are in *series*, and the current is the same at all points in the
circuit.


What I mean is paralleling the 2 "poles", i.e., sets of contacts, in the
same switch, so there are 2 sets of contacts carrying & dividing the load:

/
_________/ ___________
| / |
|__/ __|
240 LOAD

_________________________



Grant's reference to 2 switches was just to make it easier to visualize
(to put words in his mouth).

Bob

BTW - the NEC does not apply to wiring inside appliances/devices. Once
you get beyond the "disconnect", anything goes. Unless "Underwriters"
is going to have to its say G