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MECH2320Chapter2Homework

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The double-acting push button has two terminal screws.
 

 2. 

Normally open switches are drawn with the movable contact above and touching the stationary contact.
 

 3. 

The movable contact of the normally open held closed switch is drawn below the stationary contact.
 

 4. 

The symbol for a limit switch illustrates a ball float.
 

 5. 

The flow switch symbol is used for both liquid and air flow switches.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 6. 

____________________ symbols are employed to represent many common control sensing devices.
 

 

 7. 

Normally ____________________ switches are drawn with the movable contact below and not touching the stationary contact.
 

 

 8. 

____________________ show components in their electrical sequence without regard for physical location.
 

 

 9. 

____________________ switches are drawn by adding a wedge to one of the four basic switches.
 

 

 10. 

The most common coil symbol used in schematic diagrams is the ____________________.
 

 

Short Answer
 

 11. 

What does it mean when components are shown connected by a dashed line in a schematic diagram?
 

 12. 

Name the four basic switch symbols.
 

 13. 

What is the function of the contact referred to as a holding, sealing, or maintaining contact?
 

 14. 

What are the two basic types of timers?
 

 15. 

Describe the contact symbol.
 



 
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