Abstract: A safety device for a power tool having an electric motor and a trigger to activate the motor via a primary trigger-activated switch, includes an auxiliary switch in circuit with the motor, an activator movable between a first position in which the auxiliary switch is opened by the activator and the activator prevents depression of the trigger, and a second position in which the auxiliary switch is closed by the activator and the activator allows depression of the trigger.

Abstract: An electrical switch, such as a rocker switch, includes a casing, three fixed contacts, each contact having an inner end, and an operating rocker movable between an operating position and a non-operating position. The switch includes a moving contact movable by the rocker to make and break electrical connection between the inner ends of a first pair of the fixed contacts (connectable to a load and a power source) while the rocker is in the operating and non-operating positions, respectively. Also included are a light bulb, lighting to indicate when the rocker is in the operating position, and an associated resistor. The light bulb and resistor are connectable in series across the inner ends of a second pair of the fixed contacts (connectable to a power source) when the rocker is in the operating position. The resistor is fixed, has a body, and has first and second terminals.