INDEX

 

COIL RELAYS
The following table provides the commonly used electrical wiring schematic symbols for coils and relays which comply with the IEC and BS Electrical Symbols.
Contactor Coil
coil
Relay with AC Supply
relay
Slow Release Relay - Delay Off
relay 4
General Relay (DC Supply)
relay 1
Slow Operating Relay - Delay On
relay
Mechanically Latched Relay
relay 5

 

CONTACTS & SWITCHES
The following table provides the IEC and BS Electrical Symbols for contacts.  We have included the Normally Open and Normally Closed status for each contact.

Normally Open Contact

(N/O)

no

Normally Closed Contact

(N/C)

nc

Change Over or 2 way Contact

Made position

2 way

Fused Switch Open  Contact

(N/O)

F switch

Limit Switch

(N/O)

L switch

Limit Switch

(N/C)

L switch 2

Flow Switch

(N/O)

F Switch No

Flow Switch

(N/C)

F Switch nc

Time Delay

(N/O)

Delay on Closing

 

Time Delay

Time Delay

Flow Switch

(N/O)

Delay on re-opening

Time Delay 2

Thermal Switch -Overload

(N/O)

T Switch No

Thermal Switch -Overload

(N/C)

T Switch nc

Temperature Switch

(N/O)

Time Switch 2 No

Temperature Switch

(N/O)

Time Switch 2 nc

Pressure Switch

(N/O)

P Switch no

Pressure Switch

(N/C)

P Switch nc

 

SEMI CONDUCTORS
The following table provides the commonly used electrical wiring schematic symbols for Semi Conductors including diodes, capacitors and transistors.  

Diode

diode

Diode Reverse Blocking

Diode 2

Diode Reverse Conducting

Diode 3

Zener Diode

Diode 4

Light Emitting Diode

Diode 5

Capacitor

Cap

Transistor (PNP)

PNP

Transistor (NPN)

NPN

Bi-directional Triode Thyristor (Triac)

Triac

Diac

Diac