electrical engineering, a limit switch is a switch operated by the motion of a machine part or the presence of an object. A limit switch can be used for controlling...
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Centrifugal switch Company switch Crossbar switch Dead man's switch Fireman's switch Hall-effect switch Inertial switch Isolator switch Key switch Kill switch Latching...
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of its production of the Switch and two hardware revisions of the Switch outside of China and into Southeast Asia to limit the impact of new United States...
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mechanism. The snap-switch mechanism can be enclosed in a metal housing including actuating levers, plungers, or rollers, forming a limit switch useful for control...
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limit switch. Strip plates can be of varying design and material, but they are often made of plastic, metal coil, or aluminum. Photodetector or Limit...
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This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a 1995 science fiction/dark fantasy television series. The series was broadcast on Showtime from...
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released in most regions on June 5, 2025. The Switch 2 entered development...
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A railroad switch (AE), turnout, or (set of) points (CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such...
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Valve actuator (section Limit and torque sensors (2))
the actuator is switched off when exceeding the set torque limit. The end position is signalled by a limit switch. The torque switching is not only used...
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Hall effect sensor (redirect from Hall-effect switch)
a wattmeter. Hall effect devices used in motion sensing and motion limit switches can offer enhanced reliability in extreme environments. As there are...
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A KVM switch (with KVM being an abbreviation for "keyboard, video, and mouse") is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from...
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Thermal cutoff (redirect from Thermal switch)
cutoff is an electrical safety device (either a thermal fuse or thermal switch) that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature...
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a known position, e.g. until it activates an end limit switch. This can be observed when switching on an inkjet printer; the controller will move the...
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Electronic component (section Switches)
Foot-operated switch Knife switch – Switch with unenclosed conductors Micro switch – Mechanically activated switch with snap action Limit switch – Mechanically...
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Linear encoder (section Limit switches)
supplier. Many linear encoders include built-in limit switches; either optical or magnetic. Two limit switches are frequently included such that on power-up...
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or false). Examples of devices providing a discrete signal include limit switches and photoelectric sensors. Analog signals can use voltage or current...
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The reed switch is an electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It was invented in 1922 by professor Valentin Kovalenkov at the...
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Man's Switch (audio drama), based on the British television series Doctor Who "Dead Man's Switch" (The Outer Limits), an episode of The Outer Limits "Deadman...
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PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in February 2021. Speed Limit retraces the history of arcade video games...
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packet-switched and telecommunications networks. It can be used to check that data transmissions, in the form of packets, conform to defined limits on bandwidth...
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Nintendo Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon) is an updatable firmware and operating system used by the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo...
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in the switch/VLAN and not all vendors support this setup. To limit the flooding, MS NLB now supports IGMP which should lead to the switches learning...
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Autobahn (section Speed limits)
a mandatory limit could be conducted. Accordingly, the Federal Highway Research Institute conducted a multiple-year experiment, switching between mandatory...
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roof. As the volume relief valves open they actuate a limit switch. Volume relief limit switches Used to send signals to the control room to confirm the...
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Perform a context switch to the next process in the ready queue. While the writing takes place, the operating system will context switch to other processes...
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Super Rare Games (section Nintendo Switch)
London, England. The company releases limited print games for the Nintendo Switch which can be purchased from their website. Super Rare Games was founded...
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Decompression practice (redirect from Gas switch)
sub-clinical decompression injury. A diver who exceeds the no-decompression limit for a decompression algorithm or table has a theoretical tissue gas loading...
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Contactless payment (section CVM limit)
as a Cardholder Verification Limit (CVM limit). Limits vary between banks. For transactions over the defined CVM limit a verification is usually required...
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programmable controller from physical devices such as pushbuttons and limit switches via an integrated or external input module, or may represent the status...
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game industry, 2025 saw the release of Nintendo's next-generation Nintendo Switch 2 console. The following table lists the top-rated games released in 2025...
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