💡 Gardner Bender GSW 14 Electrical Terminal: The Ultimate Solution for Secure and Efficient Electrical Connections Review

I am using this on a solar generator I made using 12V DC. It doesn't say how much it's rated for DC, so I fuse it with 15 amps just to be safe. I ran through 10 to 15 amps with no problem. It's nice and sturdy and seems to be quite durable. I also added a dust cover to increase durability and water resistance.

Revised Rating After installing the switch I have a much lower opinion of it. The screws on the cable connection tabs are too small to remove without difficulty and repeated attempts. Bolts must be larger in diameter, longer, and have lock washers. Running them with ring terminals is a dogfight. There is no locking ring or lock washer to prevent the switch from rotating in the panel. The toggle switch lever is tight in operation, causing the switch to loosen and rotate on the plate, which in…

I bought this switch for use in an on/off application in a mains powered (120 volt) project. This is a double pole switch so both the "hot" and "neutral" power wires can be effectively switched. In most cases there is no real reason to switch both legs of a 120 volt circuit. In most cases, this simply adds a bit of redundancy to the switch circuitry. However, there are certain applications where bipolar switches are very popular. it just wasn't really necessary for my use case. However, I chose