A
contact system of an isolating switch and the isolating switch, the isolating switch comprises an operating mechanism and at least one
contact system, the operating mechanism and the
contact system are stacked, and the operating mechanism is connected with a rotating part of the contact
system; the contact
system comprises a shell, a moving contact
assembly, a static contact and an arc extinguish chamber, the moving contact
assembly, the static contact and the arc extinguish chamber are arranged in the shell, the moving contact
assembly comprises a rotating part and a moving contact, the arc extinguish chamber comprises an arc extinguish cover, a plurality of arc extinguish grid pieces and a permanent
magnet, and the permanent
magnet is arranged on the arc extinguish cover and located between the arc extinguish grid pieces and the rotating part. The arc-extinguishing grid sheets are provided with gaps facing the permanent
magnet, the gaps of the plurality of arc-extinguishing grid sheets form an arc channel, during
opening action, an arc passes through the arc channel along with the moving contact, at the moment, the arc is located in the arc channel formed by the arc-extinguishing grid sheets and is concentrated on one side of the permanent magnet, and under the action of
Lorentz force generated by the permanent magnet, the permanent magnet is separated from the moving contact. The arc can be quickly led to the arc extinguishing grid sheets, the arcing time is shortened, and the breaking reliability of the switching device is improved.