On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:43:58 -0500, the opaque Joe User
spake:

I wast just browsing a DC thread where "magnetic switches" are
discussed. Not the first time I've seen the term, and I know what they
were talking about, but I DAGS and the first 40 or 50 hits mostly
related to burglar alarm type switches, and none referred to the "punch
red for off, punch green for on, don't power the tool up after a power
failure" type switch that makes sense for woodworking and other
machinery. Grizzly's web site lists them as magnetic switches, but a
search at Grainger's web site for "magnetic switch" returned alarm type
switches and relays, and at McMaster-Carr returned alarm switches. I
didn't keep searching very long, so I didn't find what I was looking for
at either site.

I guess what I'm getting around to is a question: Is there another name
for this type of switch?

"Magnetic Starter Switch" was the old full name I learned.


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