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There is a main switch to turn it on and off which, on some makes of toaster, is operated when the bread-carrier tray is moved into the "toasting" position. On some other makes of toaster the main switch is operated when the toast color control is operated, usually by turning a knob or sliding a slider.
Depending on the make of toaster this "browning level" control either sets a particular "toasting time" or a particular "color". In either case, when the toast is done - meaning when the temperature has reached the manually-set point - a thermal switch shuts off the current to help prevent the toast from burning.
For safety reasons, to help prevent starting house fires, on modern toasters there is also a second, high-temperature, thermal switch. This is designed to shut off the current if the temperature gets so hot that the toaster could burn not only the toast but also nearby surfaces such as the worktop or table it is standing on, a wooden cupboard, curtain, etc. Can't have toaster heating up the room!
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What is the simple device that opens and closes an electrical unit called?
A device that opens and closes a circuit is called a switch.
What is the part of a circuit the closes or opens the circuit?
Generally a circuit breaker (like a light switch) But I guess you could use a resistor of the right resistance If you are talking about the circuit breaker there is an electromagnetic coil in it which get magnetized on a specific amount of current and breaks the circuit
Which switch opens the circuit on a tv?
The power on switch
What opens or closes an electrical circuit?
That function was traditionally implemented in the form of a mechanical deviceknown as a "switch".The practice became so firmly embedded in the art and science of electricitythat the word became the generic term for any device that could performany similar function, so that now we have "switching transistors", integrated"CMOS switches", and even central office telephone-circuit "switches".
When you turn off the switch of a blow dryer does that create a series circuit?
No, it opens the circuit so that no current flows.
What does an switch do in a circuit?
opens and closes the circuit
What is the part of the circuit that closes or opens the circuit?
The switch.
What a switch does in an electrical circuit?
opens and closes the circuit
It closes the electrical circuit.?
The definition of a switch is a device that closes and opens an electrical circuit.
What is a part of s circuit that opens and closes the circuit?
A switch.
What does a push switch do in a circuit?
it starts a circuit by connecting the circuit and the initials are ptm and its a spdt switch
What part in an electric circuit opens and closes the circuit?
A switch, switching transistor, or circuit breaker usually does.
What is the simple device that opens and closes an electrical unit called?
A device that opens and closes a circuit is called a switch.
What is a mercury switch?
A mercury switch is an electronic switch that opens or closes a circuit when the switch, or device it is attached to, tilts.
What device opens and closes an electric circuit?
A switch is a device that is used to open and close an electrical circuit that is is connected into.
The part of a circuit that closes or opens a circuit?
Generally a circuit breaker (like a light switch) But I guess you could use a resistor of the right resistance If you are talking about the circuit breaker there is an electromagnetic coil in it which get magnetized on a specific amount of current and breaks the circuit
What is the job of the fuel pump relay?
A relay is a switch which opens / or closes a circuit
