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icor1031

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I'm looking for something like a rocker switch, but with A/B selection. What are they called?

I never want both on at the same time.

What I am doing, is wiring two sources to the same pair of speakers - and I want to prevent feeding a signal from source one into source two.. Rather, the signal should go only to the speaker.
Not knowing what to look for, I did not find one on ebay - but, I did check before posting here.

Thanks.
 

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A double throw (perhaps single, perhaps double, or more) pole switch.
 

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double throw

Since it's a speaker with two wires you want a double pole version...

They are identified as DPDT switches... Or sometimes ON-ON switches...

If you want a center off version look for ON-OFF-ON

Sometimes called a double pole changeover or double pole, center off

And last but not least, note that some are make before break, that means for a split second both sides are ON when you switch, so pay attention if this matters...
 
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