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Miniature snap-action switch, the Glossary

Comparison of some different switches A miniature snap-action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch or microswitch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force, through the use of a tipping-point mechanism, sometimes called an "over-center" mechanism.^[1]

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Actuator

An actuator is a component of a machine that produces force, torque, or displacement, usually in a controlled way, when an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic input is supplied to it in a system (called an actuating system).

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Burgess Battery Company

The Burgess Battery Company was a Wisconsin-based battery manufacturer that operated from 1917 until 1989.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Cost

Cost is the value of money that has been used up to produce something or deliver a service, and hence is not available for use anymore.

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Durability

Durability is the ability of a physical product to remain functional, without requiring excessive maintenance or repair, when faced with the challenges of normal operation over its design lifetime.

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An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers.

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Elevator

An elevator (North American English) or lift (British English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

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Fire sprinkler system

A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, to which fire sprinklers are connected.

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Force

A force is an influence that can cause an object to change its velocity, i.e., to accelerate, meaning a change in speed or direction, unless counterbalanced by other forces.

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Freeport, Illinois

Freeport is the county seat and largest city of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.

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Gate valve

A gate valve, also known as a sluice valve, is a valve that opens by lifting a barrier (gate) out of the path of the fluid.

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Generic trademark

A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or synonymous with, a general class of products or services, usually against the intentions of the trademark's owner.

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Home appliance

A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, is a machine which assists in household functions such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation.

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Hysteresis

Hysteresis is the dependence of the state of a system on its history.

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Interlock (engineering)

An interlock is a feature that makes the state of two mechanisms or functions mutually dependent.

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Limit switch

A limit switch with a roller-lever operator; this is installed on a gate on a canal lock, and indicates the position of a gate to a control system A limit switch mounted on a moving part of a bridge In electrical engineering, a limit switch is a switch operated by the motion of a machine part or the presence of an object.

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Machine

A machine is a physical system that uses power to apply forces and control movement to perform an action.

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Mercury switch

A mercury switch is an electrical switch that opens and closes a circuit when a small amount of the liquid metal mercury connects metal electrodes to close the circuit. Miniature snap-action switch and mercury switch are switches.

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Microwave oven

A microwave oven or simply microwave is an electric oven that heats and cooks food by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range.

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Plumbing

Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications.

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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

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Pressure measurement

Pressure measurement is the measurement of an applied force by a fluid (liquid or gas) on a surface.

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Reed switch

The reed switch is an electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. Miniature snap-action switch and reed switch are switches.

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Small-angle approximation

The small-angle approximations can be used to approximate the values of the main trigonometric functions, provided that the angle in question is small and is measured in radians: \begin \sin \theta &\approx \theta \\ \cos \theta &\approx 1 - \frac \approx 1\\ \tan \theta &\approx \theta \end These approximations have a wide range of uses in branches of physics and engineering, including mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, cartography, astronomy, and computer science.

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Solenoid

An illustration of a solenoid Magnetic field created by a seven-loop solenoid (cross-sectional view) described using field lines A solenoid is a type of electromagnet formed by a helical coil of wire whose length is substantially greater than its diameter, which generates a controlled magnetic field.

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Spring (device)

A spring is a device consisting of an elastic but largely rigid material (typically metal) bent or molded into a form (especially a coil) that can return into shape after being compressed or extended.

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Switch

In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. Miniature snap-action switch and switch are switches.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_snap-action_switch

Also known as Micro switch, Micro-switch, Microswitch, Snap action switch, Snap-action switch.

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