my 4 position L-1- 2 lamp pull chain switch says 2A 125VL, 4A 125VAC,2A 250VAC, what do they mean?

Answer 1

2A is 2 amps 125vl = 125 volts 4a is 4 amps 250vac is 250 volts sounds like a power rating on the switch to me don't put more than 2 amps or "250 watts" of power draw on it if your running it at 125 volts and 4 amps or "500 watts" if your running it on 250 volts or the switch will overload

Answer 2

At 125 volts AC, the switch can open and close with a load of no more than 4 amps without failing. At 250 volts AC, the load can only be 2 amps. That means the maximium load for the switch is 500 watts. You figure it like this:

P (watts) = E (volts) x I (amps), so:

4 amps x 125 volts = 500 watts.

2 amps x 250 volts = 500 watts!

There ya go....

Answer 3

2A 125VL, =( 2 amps 125 volt alternating current of electricity,),,,,,,,, 4A 125VAC = (4 amps 125 volts of alternating current of electricity ),,,,,,,,,,,,, , 2A 250VAC = 2 amps 250 volts of alternating current of electricity) basicly it is the differance in the amount of AMPS & electrical current it needs too operate the fan ,,,

Answer 4

small numbers are the amps and the large number is the number of volts, that if you don't know what you are doing will end up knocking you on your A**