In the schematic in Dave's recent uCurrent video (#552), I saw the switches labeled as "SW-DT3T-NOCOMMON".
What does the "DT3T" stand for?
I am certainly familiar with "Pole" and "Throw" terms, like "DP3T" for switches that have a common terminal, but what is the proper way to describe a slide switch with a contact moving from one pair of terminals to a second pair and to a third pair with no common terminal?
Another example is this switch specified as "Double Pole, Three Position"
http://switches-connectors-custom.cwind.com/item/standard-slide-switches-2/top-actuated-maintained-slide-switches-2/g-328s-0000Just as in Dave's schematic, it has 4 evenly spaced terminals on each side with a sliding contact that connects two at a time, like this old-school html-ish diagram:
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I am also familiar with other slide switches with 3 positions in which the terminals are not evenly spaced and are arranged in such a way that they do indeed have a common terminal. My question is, what is the best way to describe a slide switch that has 4 or 5 evenly spaced terminals per side (3 position or 4 position, respectively) with no common terminal?