INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS . . .

CIRCUIT BREAKER
DISCONNECT CIRCUIT CIRCUIT BREAKER CIRCUIT BREAKER W/ THERMAL AND
INTERRUPTER WITH THERMAL OL WITH MAGNETIC OL MAGNETIC OL

LIMIT SWITCHES PRESSURE AND LIQUID TEMPERATURE-

FOOT VACUUM LEVEL ACTUATED FLOW SWITCH
NORMALLY NORMALLY SWITCHES (AIR, WATER, ETC.)
OPEN CLOSED SWITCHES SWITCH SWITCH

NO NO NO NO NO

HELD HELD
CLOSED OPEN NC NC NC NC NC

SYMBOLS FOR STATIC SWITCHING CONTROL DEVICES

SPEED (PLUGGING)
F F
ANTI-PLUG
STATIC SWITCHING CONTROL IS A METHOD OF SWITCHING
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WITHOUT USE OF CONTACTS,
F PRIMARILY BY SOLID-STATE DEVICES. USE SYMBOLS
SHOWN IN TABLE AND ENCLOSE THEM IN A DIAMOND.

INPUT COIL OUTPUT NO LIMIT SWITCH NO LIMIT SWITCH NC

R R

SELECTOR
TWO-POSITION THREE-POSITION TWO-POSITION SELECTOR PUSHBUTTON

SELECTOR POSITION
J K K
J K J L J K L A B
A B CONTACTS
A1 A1 1 2 BUTTON BUTTON
A1 X A1 X FREE DEPRESSED FREE DEPRESSED
A2 A2 3 4
A2 X A2 X 1 2 X
3 4 X X X
X-CONTACT CLOSED X-CONTACT CLOSED X - CONTACT CLOSED

PUSHBUTTONS
MOMENTARY CONTACT MAINTAINED CONTACT ILLUMINATED
SINGLE DOUBLE MUSHROOM WOBBLE TWO ONE
CIRCUIT CIRCUIT HEAD STICK SINGLE DOUBLE
CIRCUIT CIRCUIT R
NO AND NC

NO

NC

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CONTACTS OVERLOAD RELAYS
TIMED CONTACTS - CONTACT ACTION THERMAL MAGNETIC
INSTANT OPERATING
RETARDED AFTER COIL IS:
WITH BLOWOUT WITHOUT BLOWOUT ENERGIZED DE-ENERGIZED
NO NC NO NC NOTC NCTO NOTO NCTC

SUPPLEMENTARY CONTACT SYMBOLS

SPST NO SPST NC SPDT TERMS

SINGLE DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE

BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK SPST
SINGLE-POLE,
SINGLE-THROW

SPDT
SINGLE-POLE,
DOUBLE-THROW

DPST
DOUBLE-POLE,
DPST, 2NO DPST, 2NC DPDT SINGLE-THROW

SINGLE DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE SINGLE DOUBLE DPDT

BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK DOUBLE-POLE,
DOUBLE-THROW

NO
NORMALLY OPEN

NC
NORMALLY CLOSED

METER (INSTRUMENT) PILOT LIGHTS

INDICATE TO INDICATE FUNCTION OF METER OR INSTRUMENT, INDICATE COLOR BY LETTER
TYPE BY PLACE SPECIFIED LETTER OR LETTERS WITHIN SYMBOL.
LETTER NON PUSH-TO-TEST PUSH-TO-TEST
AM or A AMMETER VA VOLTMETER
V AH AMPERE HOUR VAR VARMETER
A MICROAMMETER VARH VARHOUR METER A R

mA MILLAMMETER W WATTMETER

AM
PF POWER FACTOR WH WATTHOUR METER
V VOLTMETER

INDUCTORS COILS
IRON CORE DUAL-VOLTAGE MAGNET COILS
BLOWOUT
COIL
HIGH-VOLTAGE LOW-VOLTAGE

LINK LINKS
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
AIR CORE

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TRANSFORMERS
AUTO AIR CORE CURRENT CONTROL TRANSFORMER AUTOTRANSFORMER
FOR REDUCED-
VOLTAGE STARTING
SINGLE- DUAL-
VOLTAGE VOLTAGE % %
50 50
H3 H2
H1 H2 H1 H4 65 65

80 80

100 100
X2 X1 X2 X1 0 0

AC MOTORS
SINGLE- SEPARATE PHASE, SEPARATE WINDING, CONSTANT-TORQUE,
THREE-PHASE
PHASE TWO-SPEED TWO-SPEED TWO-SPEED

T1 T2 HIGH COM LOW T1 T2 T3 T1 T11

T4
T1 T2 T3

T3 T1

T3 T2 T13 T12 T5 T2 T6

VARIABLE-TORQUE, CONSTANT- WYE/DELTA, WYE-CONNECTED, PART WINDING,

TWO-SPEED HORSEPOWER, REDUCED- REDUCED-VOLTAGE
TWO-SPEED VOLTAGE
T4 T4
T1 T2 T3 T7 T8 T9
T5
T6 T1
T1
T3 T1
T3
T3 T4

T4 T6
T2 T6 T5 T6
T5 T2 T5 T2

DC MOTORS WIRING CONNECTIONS

COMM OR NOT WIRING MECHANICAL
SHUNT SERIES COMPENS POWER
ARMATURE FIELD FIELD CONNECTED TERMINAL
FIELD

ARM
SHOW 4 SHOW 3 SHOW 2
LOOPS LOOPS LOOPS MECHANICAL
CONNECTED CONTROL GROUND INTERLOCK
CONTROL AND POWER CONNECTIONS-600 V OR LESS ACROSS-THE-LINE STARTERS
1 2 , 4-WIRE 3

L1, L3 PHASE 1
LINE MARKINGS L1, L2 L1, L2, L3
L2, L4 PHASE 2
L1 IS ALWAYS
GROUND WHEN USED UNGROUNDED L2

MOTOR RUNNING 1 ELEMENT L1

OVERCURRENT 2 ELEMENT L1, L4
UNITS IN 3 ELEMENT L1, L2, L3
CONTROL CIRCUIT L1, L2 L1, L3 L1, L2
CONNECTED TO
FOR REVERSING L1, L3 L1, L3
INTERCHANGE LINES

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RESISTORS CAPACITORS

ADJUSTABLE BY RHEOSTAT, POT, OR

FIXED FIXED ADJUSTABLE POLARIZED
FIXED TAPS ADJUSTABLE TAP

RES

+ _

H RES
RES

HEATING ELEMENT

FUSE BELL BUZZER HORN, HALF-WAVE FULL-WAVE

SIREN, ETC. RECTIFIER RECTIFIER
POWER OR
CONTROL AC

+ _
DC DC

AC

BATTERY IGNITRON SEMICONDUCTORS . . .

THERMOCOUPLE TUBE
TUNNEL UNIDIRECTIONAL
DIODE BREAKDOWN
DIODE
DOT IN TUBE (ZENER) DIODE
DENOTES GAS
+ _

. . . SEMICONDUCTORS . . .
BIDIRECTIONAL TRIAC SILICON PROGRAMMABLE
PHOTOSENSITIVE
BREAKDOWN (BIDIRECTIONAL CONTROLLED UNIT - JUNCTION
CELL
DIODE TRIODE THYRISTOR) RECTIFIER TRANSISTOR (PUT)

. . . SEMICONDUCTORS
TRANSISTOR UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR

PNP BASE NPN BASE P BASE N BASE

(C) (C)
(B2) (B2)
(E) (E)
(B) (B)

(E) (E) (B1) (B1)

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LIGHTING OUTLETS CONVENIENCE OUTLETS SWITCH OUTLETS

OUTLET BOX SINGLE RECEPTACLE OUTLET

AND INCANDESCENT SINGLE-POLE SWITCH
LIGHTING FIXTURE CEILING WALL

DUPLEX RECEPTACLE OUTLET

INCANDESCENT DOUBLE-POLE SWITCH 2
TRACK LIGHTING
TRIPLEX RECEPTACLE OUTLET
THREE-WAY SWITCH 3
BLANKED OUTLET B B
SPLIT-WIRED DUPLEX
RECEPTACLE OUTLET
FOUR-WAY SWITCH 4
SPLIT-WIRED TRIPLEX
DROP CORD D
RECEPTACLE OUTLET
AUTOMATIC DOOR SWITCH
SINGLE SPECIAL-PURPOSE D
EXIT LIGHT AND OUTLET RECEPTACLE OUTLET
BOX. SHADED AREAS
DENOTE FACES.
DUPLEX SPECIAL-PURPOSE KEY-OPERATED SWITCH K
RECEPTACLE OUTLET
OUTDOOR POLE-MOUNTED
FIXTURES
RANGE OUTLET R CIRCUIT BREAKER CB

JUNCTION BOX J J SPECIAL-PURPOSE

DW WEATHERPROOF
CONNECTION
CIRCUIT BREAKER WCB

CLOSED-CIRCUIT
LAMPHOLDER L L TELEVISION CAMERA
WITH PULL SWITCH PS PS DIMMER DM

CLOCK HANGER RECEPTACLE C

MULTIPLE FLOODLIGHT REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH

ASSEMBLY RC

FAN HANGER RECEPTACLE F

EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK WEATHERPROOF SWITCH

B

FLOOR SINGLE RECEPTACLE WP

WITH CHARGER
OUTLET

FLOOR DUPLEX RECEPTACLE FUSED SWITCH

INDIVIDUAL F
FLUORESCENT FIXTURE OUTLET

FLOOR SPECIAL- WEATHERPROOF FUSED

OUTLET BOX AND PURPOSE OUTLET SWITCH WF
FLUORESCENT
LIGHTING TRACK FIXTURE
UNDERFLOOR DUCT AND
JUNCTION BOX FOR TRIPLE, TIME SWITCH T
CONTINUOUS DOUBLE, OR SINGLE DUCT
FLUORESCENT SYSTEM AS INDICATED BY
FIXTURE NUMBER OF PARALLEL LINES
CEILING PULL SWITCH
BUSDUCTS AND WIREWAYS
SURFACE-MOUNTED
FLUORESCENT FIXTURE SWITCH AND SINGLE
SERVICE, FEEDER, RECEPTACLE
OR PLUG-IN B B B
BUSWAY
PANELBOARDS
SWITCH AND DOUBLE
RECEPTACLE
FLUSH-MOUNTED CABLE THROUGH
PANELBOARD LADDER OR C C C
AND CABINET CHANNEL A STANDARD SYMBOL WITH a.b
AN ADDED LOWERCASE
SUBSCRIPT LETTER IS a.b
SURFACE-MOUNTED USED TO DESIGNATE A
PANELBOARD WIREWAY W W W VARIATION IN STANDARD
AND CABINET EQUIPMENT a.b

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COMMERCIAL AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL PANEL CIRCUITS
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTION OR ELECTRICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS

PAGING SYSTEM DEVICE LIGHTING PANEL

MANHOLE M

FIRE ALARM POWER PANEL

SYSTEM DEVICE
HANDHOLE H WIRING CONCEALED
COMPUTER DATA IN CEILING OR WALL
SYSTEM DEVICE
TRANSFORMER- WIRING CONCEALED
TM IN FLOOR
MANHOLE OR VAULT
PRIVATE TELEPHONE
SYSTEM DEVICE
WIRING EXPOSED
TRANSFORMER PAD TP
SOUND SYSTEM
HOME RUN TO
PANEL BOARD
UNDERGROUND Indicate number of circuits
FIRE ALARM DIRECT BURIAL CABLE by number of arrows. Any
CONTROL PANEL FACP circuit without such designation
indicates a two-wire circuit. For
a greater number of wires indicate
SIGNALING SYSTEM UNDERGROUND as follows: (3 wires)
OUTLETS FOR DUCT LINE (4 wires), etc.
RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS

STREET LIGHT
PUSHBUTTON STANDARD FED FROM FEEDERS
UNDERGROUND CIRCUIT Use heavy lines and
designate by number
corresponding to
BUZZER
ABOVE-GROUND listing in feeder
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION schedule
OR LIGHTING SYSTEMS

BELL POLE WIRING TURNED UP

BELL AND BUZZER STREET LIGHT WIRING TURNED DOWN

COMBINATION AND BRACKET

GENERATOR G
COMPUTER DATA OUTLET PRIMARY CIRCUIT

MOTOR M
BELL RINGING
TRANSFORMER BT SECONDARY CIRCUIT

INSTRUMENT (SPECIFY) I

ELECTRIC DOOR OPENER D DOWN GUY

TRANSFORMER T

CHIME CH HEAD GUY

CONTROLLER

TELEVISION OUTLET TV SIDEWALK GUY EXTERNALLY-OPERATED

DISCONNECT SWITCH

THERMOSTAT T SERVICE WEATHERHEAD PULL BOX

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