"Bill Noble" wrote in message
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note that the "one side live all the time" is pretty much unique to the
USA, whose standard 220 is really based on a grounded center tap neutral -
most other countries have a 220 that has a neutral leg and the hot leg is
220 above it, and the neutral is nominally at ground. So, in some other
country - say the UK, a single pole switch on the hot lead would eliminate
any "live" voltage past the switch.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And your point is? Since this is the only place in the world where a two
pole switch is needed, it must be only a technicality. This is the only
place in the world where you can be electrocuted by a technicality.