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Introduction to Computers
Circuits and Switches
Digital Information
Microprocessors
The Internet
Technology and Society
Circuits and Switches
Lesson 9: Mechanical Switches
 
Lesson 1: What is Electricity?
Lesson 2: Plumbed For Electricity
Lesson 3: Big Circuits
Lesson 4: The Flashlight
Lesson 5: Build a Lightbulb Circuit
Lesson 6: Will It or Won't It? (Solids)
Lesson 7: Resistance
Lesson 8: Will It or Won't It? (Liquids)
Lesson 9: Mechanical Switches
  Activity 1: Experimenting With Mechanical Switches
Lesson 10: Non-Mechanical Switches

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Mechanical Switches
As convenient as it is to be able to turn on electricity, think how bad it would be if you couldn't turn it off. An electric furnace that never shut down could turn a home into a toaster. An electric burner you couldn't turn off could be a real fire hazard. Switches that allow you to turn on and off lights or a toaster oven are called mechanical switches. They're called "mechanical" because they have moving parts.



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