Electrical switch

An electrical switch comprising:

• a first fixed contact,
• a second fixed contact,
• a rotatable knife contact having a rotational axis and comprising at least one longitudinal pair of blades flexibly connected to each other, wherein the blades form, in a switching event, contact with contact portions of the first and/or the second fixed contact,
• the rotational axis of the rotatable knife contact is positioned in a middle portion of the rotatable knife contact in respect of a longitudinal direction of the rotatable knife contact,
• a third fixed contact is positioned on an opposite side of the rotational axis of the rotatable knife contact in relation to the first and the second fixed contact being adjacent to each other, wherein
• the rotatable knife contact is permanently electrically connected from the middle portion to the third fixed contact in all positions of the rotatable knife contact,
• the rotatable knife contact is rotatable between a first switching position in which a first outer end of the rotatable knife contact makes contact to the first fixed contact so that an electrical connection is formed between the first fixed contact and the third fixed contact and a second switching position in which a second opposite outer end of the rotatable knife contact makes contact to the second fixed contact so that an electrical connection is formed between the second fixed contact and the third fixed contact,
• the permanent electrical connection between the third fixed contact and the middle portion of the rotatable knife contact is realized with at least one braided cable.