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Originally Posted by Skywave
OK.: point taken.√ I did a bit of research on this. It seems that the inclusion of a switch was effectively a 'hang-over' from the days of d.c. mains supplies. (Justification for such a switch was the possible injury or damage arising from the resultant flash if a device was unplugged instead of switching it off at the device.) The decision to continue incorporating a switch when a.c. mains supplies were introduced in the U.K. was largely a matter of "This is what the public is used to and thus expects".
Nevertheless, it is a safety feature, even if it is somewhat redundant for the reasons you have listed.
Al.
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Thanks Al.
I often find myself querying why things are done in a certain way and find that no one actually knows, although they are prepared to guess.
When you start doing something differently you often find that there's a good reason for doing it the way it's always been done.