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Title: Joystick question - Single or Double pole
Post by: AC. on October 23, 2005, 02:58:02 pm

I need two small joysticks and am looking at this one at Happ:
http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/503050a1.htm

What does the "Single or Double pole switched" mean?

Title: Re: Joystick question - Single or Double pole
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on October 23, 2005, 03:13:36 pm

Single pole means that it closes one switch when activated, like a lightswitch would.

Double pole means that it will close two switches when activated.
An example of this would be if you glued a popsicle stick across the lightswitch and fan switch in your bathroom.
Shoving up on the popsicle stick would activate BOTH switches at the same time.

Title: Re: Joystick question - Single or Double pole
Post by: AC. on October 23, 2005, 03:44:43 pm

Thanks!  So that means I only need a single pole switch, unless I wanted to control two functions at the same time.