ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area AC motor control swtiches and DC.

Just thought I would re-toss this question out to any new members or lurkers in the forum. Since virtually all the manual motor control toggle switches (30 amp 2 pole) that I have come across are NOT rated for DC, does anybody know of a manufacturer that does have an AC/DC rated switch? What would happen if one used an AC switch to power a DC motor? The mechanical guys on the job say the switch should handle it. I emailed Leviton and all they said was 'our switches are not rated for DC'.

Any thoughts?