For machinery, UP should be On. -If the switch breaks, it is more likely to revert to the off position. -Bumping a switch while holding other things is more likely to knock it down -It takes more effort to push a switch upp than down, to a safer position.
Regards Roland On 8 March 2011 15:46, Mark Wendt <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil> wrote: > On 03/08/2011 08:14 AM, Ian W. Wright wrote: > > On 08/03/2011 10:56, Mark Wendt wrote: > >> All the rows of LED > >> lights/radio buttons after row 100 have the "ON" radio button on top of > >> the "OFF" radio button, which is typically how we as humans think about > >> light switches - "UP" is "ON", "DOWN" is "OFF". > > Except in the UK and most of the Continent and .......... In > > fact, its probably only the US that puts its switches upside > > down!! > > > > Ian > > Andy mentioned that already. Can't answer for most countries, but I > have seen the light switches set up the way they are done here in the US > in other countries I've visited. > > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
