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 ===== Switch ===== ===== Switch =====
  
-'Switch' can have several meanings:+'Switch' has several meanings:
  
-1. The simplest is an electrical switch, as in 'Light Switch' which is a mechanically operated device used for connecting or disconnecting electrical circuits. Such switches can have many contacts and become quite complex.\\ +1. The simplest is an electrical switch, as in 'Light Switch' which is a mechanically operated device used for connecting (low resistance) or disconnecting (high resistance) electrical circuits. Such switches can have many contacts and become quite complex.
  
 2. Electronic switch such as a transistor, FET or TRIAC. A semi conductor which goes from a very high resistance to a very low resistance when a control input changes. 2. Electronic switch such as a transistor, FET or TRIAC. A semi conductor which goes from a very high resistance to a very low resistance when a control input changes.
glossary/glossary_s.txt · Last modified: 2022/03/06 06:26 by jan_carr

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