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electrical:12v:thermal_switch [2025/07/08 19:01]
frater_secessus [normally closed vs normally open]
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frater_secessus [normally closed vs normally open]
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 A thermal switch can either make (close) or break (open) a circuit when the temperature setpoint is reached.   A thermal switch can either make (close) or break (open) a circuit when the temperature setpoint is reached.  
  
-  * a **Normally Closed** (NC) switch is closed (circuit is made) until the set temp is reached.  At that time the switch opens, breaking the circuit.  Common use:  [[opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4|LiFePO4 warming pad]] shut off at 10C (50F).+  * a **Normally Closed** (NC) switch is closed (circuit is made) until the set temp is reached.  At that time the switch opens, breaking the circuit.  Common use:  [[opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4|LiFePO4 warming pad]] shut off at 10C (50F). Or turning off alternator charging [[electrical:12v:alternator_details#thermal_switches|when alternator case temperature reaches a given temp]].
  
-  * a **Normally Open** (NO) switch is open (circuit is broken) until the set temp is reached.  At that time the switch closes, making the circuit.  Common use:  cooling fan blowing over [[electrical:12v:b2b|a DC-DC charger]] turns on at 40C (104F).  Or turning off alternator charging [[electrical:12v:alternator_details#thermal_switches|when alternator case temperature reaches a given temp]].+  * a **Normally Open** (NO) switch is open (circuit is broken) until the set temp is reached.  At that time the switch closes, making the circuit.  Common use:  cooling fan blowing over [[electrical:12v:b2b|a DC-DC charger]] turns on at 40C (104F).  
  
 Our example switch is normally open; the listing says both ''NO'' and  ''Normally Open''. Our example switch is normally open; the listing says both ''NO'' and  ''Normally Open''.
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