Design
The switches may be single or multiple, designed for indoor or outdoor use. Optional extras may include dimmer-controls, environmental protection, weather and security protection.
In the case of light switches, the circuit to be switched is within 10% of 230 volts at 5A 6A or 10A for all European and most of South American, African and Asian countries, whereas Japan, North America and Liberia use a supply between 100 and 127 volts with maximum circuit currents of up to 15 or 20 amperes so the overall power per circuit is similar. In the UK, putting normal 13A BS1363 sockets on a lighting circuit is frowned upon (though not explicitly prohibited), but 2A or 5A BS546 outlets are often put on lighting circuits to allow control of free-standing lamps from the room's light switches. In the U.S., this is very common in mobile homes. It is common in American site-built housing for living rooms and bedrooms to have a switched receptacle for a floor or table lamp.
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