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--- glossary:glossary_l [2015/07/08 15:09] – [LED] Greytech
+++ glossary:glossary_l [2015/07/09 15:32] – [Latching] Bob Vetterlein
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-A pulse method to change the state from on to off or vice versa.     \\ [[http://www.heathcote-electronics.co.uk/RelayBrd.htm|Dead Link Please Replace]]  \\
+Latching can apply to both mechanical devices and electronic circuits.
-[[http://www.4qdtec.com/trd.html|Dead Link Please Replace]]
+An example of mechanical latching would be a push on / push off switch, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latching_switch|see here.]] See also description of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay#Latching_relay|latching relay.]]\\
+An example of an electronic latch would be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop_(electronics)|a flip-flop]] or bistable circuit.\\
+A standard relay may be made self latching by supplying a current path for the coil through one of its normally open contact sets.
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