FT Switches - Voltage on blade or not?

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What is the preference for people on FT switches?
Do you wire it such that the VTs are connected to the “Blade” side of the switch and the relays are connected to the stationary side, or Vice-Versa?
In one aspect - it makes sense to have the blade side connected to the VTs as that is consistent with the standard wiring diagram for FT switches and works better from the back of the switch (odd terminal But when wired the other way that the blades go to the relay, then there is reduced shock hazard at the blades are not live.
Thoughts/Comments?

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Typically, relay to the top, VT’s to the blade. Seems pretty standard in the Washington DC Area

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I’ve seen both, but more often than not the blade side is to the relay to prevent live voltages from hanging out when they are pulled. Which makes the most sense to me. In my opinion, there doesn’t need to be a “standard” for wiring the relay to the top side for voltage circuits, as long as it is properly represented on the drawings of which side is which.

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