I have some of those tiny Christmas tree lights plugged into an extension cord. The lights use a non-polarized plug and as I'm sure most of you who are familiar with them know that they have no on/off switch, you just plug them in if you want the lights to be on.
I want to add one of those Leviton mini cord rotary switches to the extension cord to make it more convenient to turn the lights on and off than plugging or unplugging the extension cord.
I was all ready to install the switch on the extension cord according to the directions and it has a warning DO NOT use on extension cords.
The instructions note to make sure to cut the non-ribbed section of the cord, so I take that as meaning that the switch is for polarized cords, and that is the type which I have.
What is the issue or safety problem with installing a rotary on/off switch on an extension cord ? The cord is about 6' long and the lights that are plugged into them are about 10 feet long and I'm sure pretty low voltage. I sure don't want to burn down the house.
I want to add one of those Leviton mini cord rotary switches to the extension cord to make it more convenient to turn the lights on and off than plugging or unplugging the extension cord.
I was all ready to install the switch on the extension cord according to the directions and it has a warning DO NOT use on extension cords.
The instructions note to make sure to cut the non-ribbed section of the cord, so I take that as meaning that the switch is for polarized cords, and that is the type which I have.
What is the issue or safety problem with installing a rotary on/off switch on an extension cord ? The cord is about 6' long and the lights that are plugged into them are about 10 feet long and I'm sure pretty low voltage. I sure don't want to burn down the house.