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LESSON 4 PART 2 Circuit Symbols in Diagrams

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LESSON 4 PART 2 Circuit Symbols in Diagrams

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LESSON 4 PART 2:

Circuit Symbols in
Diagrams
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ASSEMBLY AND SERVICING
Switch Symbols
Push-to-make switch
A push switch allows current to
flow only when the button is
pressed. This is the switch used
to operate a doorbell.
Push-to-break switch
This type of push switch is
normally closed = on, it is open =
off only when the button is
pressed.
SPST, on-off switch
SPST = Single Pole, Single
Throw. Current flows only when
the switch is in the closed =on
position.
SPDT, 2-way switch
SPDT = Single Pole, Double
Throw. A 2-way changeover
switch directs the flow of current
to one of two routes according to
its position.
Some SPDT switches have a
central off position and are
described as 'on-off-on'.
DPST switch
DPST = Double Pole, Single
Throw. A dual on-off switch which
is often used to switch mains
electricity because it can isolate
both the live and neutral
connections.
DPDT switch
DPDT = Double Pole, Double
Throw.
This switch can be wired up as a
reversing switch for a motor.
Some DPDT switches have a
central off position.
or

Relay
An electrically operated switch,
for example a 9V battery circuit
connected to the coil can switch
an AC mains circuit.
or

The rectangle represents the


coil.
NO = Normally Open, COM =
Common, NC = Normally
Closed.
Resistor symbols
Resistor
A resistor restricts the flow of
charge. Uses include limiting the
current passing through an LED,
and slowly charging a capacitor
in a timing circuit.
Some publications use the old
resistor symbol:
Rheostat variable resistor
A rheostat has 2 contacts and is
usually used to control current.
Uses include controlling lamp
brightness or motor speed and
changing the rate of flow of charge
into a capacitor in a timing circuit.
Rheostat variable resistor
Potentiometer variable resistor
A potentiometer has 3 contacts
and is usually used to control
voltage. It can be used like this as
a transducer converting position
(angle of the control spindle) to an
electrical signal.
Tranducer = A transducer is an
electronic device that converts energy
from one form to another. Common
examples include microphones,
loudspeakers, thermometers, position
and pressure sensors, and antenna.
Preset variable resistor
A preset is operated with a small
screwdriver or similar tool. It is
designed to be set when the
circuit is made and then left
without further adjustment.
Presets are cheaper than
standard variable resistors so they
are sometimes used in projects to
reduce the cost.
Preset variable resistor
A preset is operated with a small
screwdriver or similar tool. It is
designed to be set when the
circuit is made and then left
without further adjustment.
Capacitor symbols
Capacitor, unpolarised
A capacitor stores electric charge.
It can be used with a resistor in a
timing circuit, for smoothing a
supply (it provides a reservoir of
charge)
and can be used as a filter
(blocking DC signals but passing
AC signals). Unpolarised
capacitors usually have small
values, less than 1 microfarad
(1µF).
Capacitor, polarised
A capacitor stores electric charge.
Polarised capacitors must be
connected the correct way round.
They usually have larger values,
1µF and greater.
Variable capacitor
A variable capacitor is used in a
radio tuner.
Variable capacitors are often used
in L/C circuits to set the
resonance frequency, e.g. to tune
a radio (therefore it is sometimes
called a tuning capacitor or tuning
condenser), or as a variable
reactance, e.g. for impedance
matching in antenna tuners.
• An LC circuit, also called a
resonant circuit, tank circuit, or
tuned circuit, is an electric
circuit consisting of an inductor,
represented by the letter L, and
a capacitor, represented by the
letter C, connected together.
Trimmer variable capacitor
This type of variable capacitor is
designed to be set when a circuit
is made and then left without
further adjustment.

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