Iiswitshi zokuzahlulainokwahlulwa ibe kukujikeleza okuthe tye, ukujikeleza ngokuthe nkqo, iplagi-in kunye nezinye izixhobo zombane zokuzitshintsha zodwa.Iiswitshi zokuzihlukanisa zinokwahlulwa zibe yikholamu enye, ikholamu emibini kunye nezitshixo zombane eziziikholomu ezintathu.Esi sisitshixo esinokuthi sidibanise okanye sikhuphe umbane wokutshintsha.Ukwahlula kuphela kunye nokuvalwa kwetshintshi yodwa ineenkcukacha ezincinci.Ngokomzekelo, xa umtshini wokuhlukanisa ukwindawo yokwahlula, kukho i-breaker spacing efunekayo ngokucacileyo phakathi kwe-breaker, kwaye kukho uphawu olucacileyo lokuhlukana.Xa umtshini wokuzihlukanisa ukwindawo evaliweyo, umtshini wokuzihlukanisa unokuthwala zonke iisekethe zokulawula eziqhelekileyo kunye nemisinga phantsi kweekhrayitheriya ezingaqhelekanga, ezinjengeempazamo zesekethe ezimfutshane phantsi kweekhrayitheriya ezingaqhelekanga.Umtshini wokuzihlukanisa uvala unikezelo lwamandla kunye nemo yokuhambisa.Xa ucima umbane, umtshini wokuzihlukanisa kufuneka unqanyulwe kuqala ukukhupha umthwalo ovela kwisekethe yamandla.Ukutshintsha okukodwa kunokuvulwa kuphela xa kungekho mthwalo.Xa unikezelo lwamandla, into yokuqala ekufuneka uyijongile kukuba isitshixo sokwahlula somthwalo siphazamisekile.Umtshini unokuvalwa kwakhona nje kuphela ukuba izixhumi kuzo zonke iziphelo zomthwalo ziphazamisekile, oko kukuthi, kunqunywe kwikhava ukuba i-disconnectors ayilayishwanga.Emva kokuvala iswitshi yokwahlula, cima iswitshi yokwahlulahlula