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    Aug 25, 2007, 10:10 PM
    Electrical switches
    Hi, why do my light switches snap when I turn them on?
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    Aug 25, 2007, 10:12 PM
    What do you mean by "snap?"
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    Aug 26, 2007, 09:31 AM
    If it is all switches, it is so a quick and deliberate connection is made. Slow connections can pit and burn contacts.
    Do they make the same sound when the circuit breaker is off?

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