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FIIG:  A053A0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  P

Type:  0

Definition:  A Switch that is externally actuated by a device such as a push rod or button, which requires pushing for each actuation. The action may be momentary, with mechanical return. It consists of a BODY,SWITCH and a PUSH BUTTON. The item may include provisions for mounting indicating lamps or light emitting diodes in the actuator. Includes items consisting of individually separable switches that are physically interlocked, that have a common actuator, or are electrically connected. EXCLUDES: LIGHT-SWITCH; LIGHT-SWITCH ASSEMBLY; SWITCH,BEAM SELECTING,HEADLIGHT; SWITCH,FOOT; SWITCH,INTERLOCK; SWITCH,PRESSURE; SWITCH,PUSH-PULL; SWITCH,SENSITIVE AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY. For devices which start, stop, reverse, select and/or regulate the speed of a motor, see STARTER,MOTOR and CONTROLLER,MOTOR.

Basic INC:  70248

Basic Name:  SWITCH

Description:  1. A device which completes, interrupts, or changes the connections in one or more electrical circuit(s) by electrical, electronic, manual or mechanical actuation, or as a result of changes in ambient temperature. It includes items consisting of individually separable switches which are physically interlocked (e.g., one button returns when the other is pushed), which have a common actuator, or are electrically connected. Excludes: items which perform the same function by self-produced thermal action, such as relays, circuit breakers, fuses, or motor starters.