This build requires a way to switch the video output between consoles, so [Bacteria] made a gigantic 18 pole 16 throw switch. The build began with [Bacteria] sourcing a few 8-pole switches.

Handheld devices, mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, notebooks, and other portables can now take advantage of the FSA3357 single-pole, triple-throw (SP3T) CMOS analog switch. The single 3:1 ...

Q: I’m researching methods to power turnout frogs on my N scale layout. I’m using Atlas code 55 flextrack and Digital Command ...

About 40,000 years ago, the poles made one such unsuccessful attempt, and the last full swap was about 780,000 years ago, so we're a bit overdue for a pole reversal based on the established pattern.

Pole in this case refers to the number of electrically independent armatures, or switches, inside a relay. Throw refers to the number of stationary contacts that the armature (switch) can touch.

Vishay Intertechnology has released two new high-voltage, single- and dual-supply single-pole double-throw (SPDT) analog switches. The DG469 and DG470 devices are identical, except the DG470 provides ...