A bidirectional electronic switch circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal and further comprising: a. first and second series connected electronic switch devices, each switch device having a drain terminal, a source terminal and a gate terminal and having a threshold voltage specified between the gate terminal and the source terminal, wherein the drain terminal of the first switch device comprises the input terminal of the switch circuit and drain terminal of the second switch devices comprise the output terminal of the switch circuit, the source terminals of the first and second switch devices are interconnected at a first control terminal and the gate terminals of the first and second switch devices are interconnected at a second control terminal, further comprising: b. a voltage source having a voltage that exceeds the switch device threshold voltage and applied across the first and second control terminals, wherein the voltage source comprises: a. a first rectifier device connected through a first current limiting resistor from the input terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, b. a second rectifier device connected through a second current limiting resistor from the output terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, c. a voltage regulator device connected from the first control terminal to the second control terminal, and, c. a switch connected across the first and second control terminals. a. first and second series connected electronic switch devices, each switch device having a drain terminal, a source terminal and a gate terminal and having a threshold voltage specified between the gate terminal and the source terminal, wherein the drain terminal of the first switch device comprises the input terminal of the switch circuit and drain terminal of the second switch devices comprise the output terminal of the switch circuit, the source terminals of the first and second switch devices are interconnected at a first control terminal and the gate terminals of the first and second switch devices are interconnected at a second control terminal, further comprising: b. a voltage source having a voltage that exceeds the switch device threshold voltage and applied across the first and second control terminals, wherein the voltage source comprises: a. a first rectifier device connected through a first current limiting resistor from the input terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, b. a second rectifier device connected through a second current limiting resistor from the output terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, c. a voltage regulator device connected from the first control terminal to the second control terminal, and, a. a first rectifier device connected through a first current limiting resistor from the input terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, b. a second rectifier device connected through a second current limiting resistor from the output terminal of the switch circuit to the second control terminal, and, c. a voltage regulator device connected from the first control terminal to the second control terminal, and, c. a switch connected across the first and second control terminals. <EOS>