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Term : Emergency Stop Switches
What is 'Emergency Stop Switches'? What does 'Emergency Stop Switches' mean?
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Emergency Stop Switches are switches with contacts with a direct opening mechanism. They are installed to provide a means to stop equipment in an emergency. The operation unit is red and mushroom shaped. The color behind or around the operation unit is yellow. Emergency Stop Switches have a mechanism to mechanically hold them in the stop position until they are manually reset.
Emergency Stop Switches
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