DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCA TION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : R.K.L.N.MURTHY
Designation : lecturer
Branch : ECE.
Institute : Gmr polytechnic, Srisailam.
Year/semester : I year
Subject : Electronic components and devices
Subject code : EC-105
Topic : Switches and relays
Duration : 50mts
Sub topic : Symbols of switches
Teaching aids : Diagrams .

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Recap

• Thumb wheel switch - Working

- types

- Specifications

- applications

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Principle

• A set of contacts are present on the spring mounted PCB

wafer .

• Thumb operated wheel makes a connection for each of the

selected positions with PCB wafer contacts.

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Thumb wheel switch

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Decimal Thumb wheel switch

• 10 out put
connections(0to9)

• One common connection

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BCD out put switch

• 4 out puts (1-2-4-8)

• One common connection

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Objective

Student will be able to recognise and remember

• Switch symbols.

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Push to on principle

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Push to off principle

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Slider switch (single pole double throw) principle

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Push button (single pole double throw) principle

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Principle

Lever

Terminal
Terminal

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Slider Switch (multi contacts) principle

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Switch principle

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Switch (Single pole double throw) principle

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Switch (C/O)

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Double pole single throw principle

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Double pole single throw

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Double pole double throw principle

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Double pole double throw

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Switch (N/O)

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Switch (N/C)

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Rotary Switch (single pole 3-way)principle

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Rotary Switch (single pole 3-way)

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Rotary Switch (single pole 5-way)principle

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Rotary Switch (single pole 5-way)

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Rotary Switch (single pole 7-way)

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Rotary Switch (single pole 7-way)

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Summary

Switch symbols

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QUIZ

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1. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (N/C)

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 4-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider

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2. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (N/C)

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 4-way)

c. Switch (N/O)

d. Slider

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3. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 7-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider

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4. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider

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5. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 3-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider

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6. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider switch

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 7. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider switch (multiple

contacts)

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8. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push to off button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Key board

d. Slider switch

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9. Identify the switch symbol

a. Push to off button

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Push to on button

d. Slider switch

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10. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (N/O)

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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11. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (N/O)

b. Rotary Switch(single pole 5-way)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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12. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (N/O)

b. Push button (single pole double

throw)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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13. Identify the switch symbol

a. Switch (C/O)

b. Push button (single pole double

throw)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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14. Identify the switch symbol

a. SPDT

b. Push button (single pole double

throw)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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15. Identify the switch symbol

a. DPST

b. Push button (single pole double

throw)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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16. Identify the switch symbol

a. DPDT

b. Push button (single pole double

throw)

c. Switch (N/C)

d. Slider switch

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Frequently asked questions

1. Draw the symbol of switch (N/O) and switch (N/C) ?

3. Draw the symbol of push to on and push to off switches ?

5. Draw the symbol of slider and SPDT switches ?

7. Draw the symbol of slider (multiple contacts) and DPST \

switches ?

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Frequently asked questions

5) Draw the symbol of Rotary (1-pole, 3-way) and DPDT

switches ?

6) Draw the symbol of Rotary (1-pole, 5-way) and Rotary (1-

pole, 5-way) switches ?

7) Draw the symbol of Rotary (1-pole, 7-way) and SPDT push

button switches ?

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