Electrical Contracting Products Product Guide

Quick-Connect Double-Throw Safety Switch

Eaton Corporation's Quick-Connect Double-Throw Safety Switch provides a safe and efficient way to connect mobile generators or portable equipment rated from 30 to 800 amps to a facility's electrical system. Faced with the need to connect generators and large portable equipment to electrical systems, most users resort to connection methods that can result in unsafe installations and damaged equipment. Eaton's Quick-Connect Double-Throw safety switch provides retail and small commercial real estate properties with a low cost, reliable connection point to maintain uptime and conserve perishable inventory. The Quick-Connect Double-Throw safety switch is a manual device consisting of two-interlocked switches that cannot be "on" at the same time. The switches are vertically-oriented, with the upper switch being the "Normal" switch, and the lower switch being the "Backup Power" switch. Wires are connected from the line side of the Backup Power switch to a power inlet receptacle. This allows a generator to be plugged into the switch via a receptacle rather than opening the switch.