Hey guys,
This is going to be a super noob question (so apologies in advance) but what does the voltage rating on a switch actually mean?
I was in Jaycar yesterday looking at toggle switches, and found these really neat looking pushbutton switches:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/ip67-rated...-blue/p/SP0793
I asked the guy at the counter, because the specs listed DC Voltage 240 and Voltage 12, and I was unsure what that meant. He told me that the switch has to run on 240 V or the LED won't illuminate, which I suppose is probably true, but then he seemed to suggest that the switch would also only work in a circuit at 240 V, and I don't understand how that is true. I was under the impression that voltage ratings were maximum voltages that a part could withstand?