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FIIG:  A053A0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  V

Type:  0

Definition:  A switch which is actuated by pulling a trigger. The switching device with trigger action may be a separate unit but is usually mounted or designed to be mounted in a pistol-grip handle. It may include provisions for locking the switch in the "ON" position. Excludes: GRIP ASSEMBLY, CONTROLLER, AIRCRAFT.

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.