Rotary Switches And Knobs | Railwayscenics

Important Notice: Easter Bank Holiday Closure

We will be taking a well-deserved break over the Easter bank holiday. Any orders placed after 9am on Thursday 28th March will be posted on our return on Tuesday 2nd April.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Facebook
Instagram
X Formerly Twitter

Rotary Switches and Knobs

As the name denotes, rotary switches are activated by rotating a knob. They are generally needed when the number of circuits that need to be changed simultaneously exceeds the capacity of a toggle or slide switch. Rotary (Multi-way) Switches have many conducting positions. They may have several poles (contact sets). They are available with a range of contact arrangements from 1-pole 12-way to 4-pole 3-way. For different variants of the rotary switch, the number of "ways" (switch positions) are reduced with a different "stop" under the fixing nut, limiting the movement where there are more poles to be served.