OTHER SWITCHES

 DIMMER SWITCH  KEY SWITCH
Front view dimmer switch  Side view dimmer switch.
 
 Key switch as found in many school hallways.

REVERSING SWITCH

Note the three positions of the switch.

 OFF FORWARD REVERSE
     
     

TIMER SWITCH

Switches such as these can be used to turn exterior parking or street lights on and off at certain times of the day.

 Outside of switch box.  Timer switch dial (yellow) used to set time for switch to go on and off.  Gears of timer mechanism.

OUTDOOR LIGHTING - LIGHT SENSITIVE SWITCH

This switch is used to automatically turn lights on and off depending upon the amount of light the sensor determines to be present.

Exterior view Interior view

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