A latching switch is a
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. The most common type of ...
that maintains its state after being activated.
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.
Gallery
File:ABB E256-230.JPG, ABB E256 latching relay
File:Z-S230-SO.JPG, Moeller Z-S230 latching relay
File:Multiway switching.JPG, wiring diagram of latching switch
File:GE MEM relay.JPG, example of latching switch using GE PLS+ relay
See also
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Latching relay
A relay
Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts
An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
A relay is an electrically operated switch ...
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Toggle 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. The most common type of ...
References
Switches
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