THPG 173116 Toggle switch porcelain Toggle switch porcelain

The toggle switch is one of the oldest switch types.‎ It is particularly easy to operate - even with your elbow if necessary when your hands are full.‎ The central insert is made of porcelain - as was the case with the first of its kind - and the toggle lever is made of thermoset (Duroplast).‎ The base body is made of steatite, a technical porcelain, and has solid screw contacts.‎ The switching process is also confirmed acoustically by a durable brass switching mechanism.‎ An alternation switch can either be used individually as an on/off switch or in conjunction with a second alternation switch.‎ 10A, 10 AX, AC 250V - Rated power of the SBL (self-ballasted lamps) circuit up to 10A: max.‎ 100W - Porcelain central insert, duroplast toggle - Ø central insert 50 mm - Ø support frame 70 mm - Installation depth of support frame without brackets 25 mm Porcelain.‎ Gleaming white and indestructible.‎ Our first switch series is made from the material that has been used in electrical products since the very beginning: porcelain.‎ It is used not solely for aesthetic reasons, but for functional ones: porcelain offers good dielectric strength and tracking resistance, resists ageing, is extremely hard, and withstands fire and heat undamaged.‎ The high-quality quartz porcelain (C 110) used for these switches complies with the standard for material properties according to DIN VDE 0335, Part 3.‎ Production of technical porcelain was shifted from the previous site, in Schiernitz, Thuringia, in 2021.‎ These items are now made by our long-standing partner Rauschert, whose plant is located in the Polish town of Mysłakowice.‎ From the beginning of the electrical age and several decades to follow, the porcelain and ceramics industry was the most important provider of electrical technology: Casings, switch pieces and housings were made from this attractive material that, apart from its aesthetic qualities, has tangible technical benefits: it insulates and is extremely tough.‎ It is hard to understand why today’s porcelain material for electrical switch systems can generally only be found in industrial use.‎ This fact can only be explained by the dominant business mentality “more, faster, cheaper”.‎ The producers of technical porcelain - based primarily in the Bavarian Forest and in Thuringia - are desperately searching for new fields in which to apply their highly-developed skills.‎ We have brought together a producer of electro-technical switches from Westphalia and a producer of electro-technical porcelain from Thuringia.‎ The result is this porcelain switch system what is now for more than ten years established on the market.‎ It is both functional and pleasant in three ways: to the eye, to the touch and to the ear (thanks to the enjoyable “klack” sound of the rotary switch).‎ Further info from manufacturer on 173116 Toggle switch porcelain THPG