Engineering:Latching switch

From HandWiki
Revision as of 05:32, 2 February 2021 by imported>JMinHep (simplify)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

A latching switch is a switch that maintains its state after being activated.[1] A push-to-make, push-to-break switch would therefore be a latching switch – each time you actuate it, whichever state the switch is left in will persist until the switch is actuated again.[2]

Gallery

See also

  • Latching relay
  • Toggle switch

References

  1. El-Bawab, T.S. (2008). Optical Switching. Springer US. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-387-29159-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=6f4c_IfbElMC&pg=PA248. Retrieved 13 September 2018. 
  2. Sinclair, I. (2000). Sensors and Transducers. Elsevier Science. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-08-051699-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=s_WIb91uKK8C&pg=PA258. Retrieved 13 September 2018.