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Types of Switch

The document describes different types of switches including single pole switches, three-way switches, dimmer switches, and emergency stop buttons. Switches control electrical loads and circuits in various applications.

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Types of Switch

The document describes different types of switches including single pole switches, three-way switches, dimmer switches, and emergency stop buttons. Switches control electrical loads and circuits in various applications.

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  • Single Pole, Single Throw Switch (SPST)
  • Single Pole, Double Throw Switch (SPDT) or Three-Way Switch
  • Double Pole, Double Throw Switch (DPDT) or 4-Way Switch
  • Toggle Switch
  • Feed Through Switch
  • Pull-Chain Switch
  • Dimmer Switch
  • Photo Control Switch
  • Push Button Switch
  • Selector Switch
  • Emergency Stop Button
  • Limit Switch

TYPES OF SWITCH

Single Pole, Single


Throw Switch
(SPST)
 the very common switch.
its function is simply for
turning on and off a certain
load in a circuit.
Single Pole, Double Throw
(SPDT) or Three-
Way Switch (S3W)
used to control
loads in two locations.
used to control loads in
more than two locations
when combined with 4-way
switch.
it has a common terminal
which supplies the two
traveler terminals
alternately.
Double Pole, Double
Throw Switch (DPDT) or
4-Way Switch
has four terminals
in which having contacts
alternately.
Toggle Switch
 a type of SPST
which the actuator is
longer than the ordinary
switch.
Feed Through Switch
switch button is
being slide when
turned on or off.
Pull- Chain Switch
 Can be turned on
and off by pulling a
hanging chain.
Dimmer Switch
Used to control
the brightness of
the bulb.
Photo Control Switch
Automatically turns
on the light when it
can sense darkness
and turns it off when it is a
daylight.
Push Button Switch
It has either normally-
closed or normally-open
contact.
Automatically returns to its
normal position when the
applied force is being
released.
Selector Switch
Allows the user to
choose between
neutral or off,
manual or forward, and
automatic or reverse.
Emergency Stop Button
automatically locks when
pushed and has
to be twisted to
release the lock.
used in
machineries where
a emergency buttons has
to be installed.
Limit Switch
a switch having normally
close and open contact
which will be
triggered
when touched
or pressed.

TYPES OF SWITCH Single Pole, Single Throw Switch (SPST)
the very common switch. its function is simply for turning on and off a certain load in a circuit.
Single Pole, Double Throw (SPDT) or Three- Way Switch (S3W) used to control
loads in two locations. used to control loads in more than two locations when combined with 4-way switch.
it has a common terminal which supplies the two traveler terminals alternately.
Double Pole, Double Throw Switch (DPDT) or 4-Way Switch has four terminals
in which having contacts alternately. Toggle Switch a type of SPST
which the actuator is longer than the ordinary switch. Feed Through Switch
switch button is being slide when turned on or off. Pull- Chain Switch
Can be turned on and off by pulling a hanging chain.

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