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Definition of Three-point switch
1. Noun. An electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Three-point Switch
Literary usage of Three-point switch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Electrical Transmission of Energy by Arthur Vaughan Abbott (1907)
"Three-Point Switch. indicates the true path described by the trolley wheel, while
the heavy central line indicates the correct position of the switch, ..."
2. Telephones, Their Construction and Fitting: A Practical Treatise on the by Frederick Charles Allsop (1892)
"180 shows one use of the three-point switch, there being three Fig. ... 175, but
with three-point switch. telephone stations, one of which can communicate ..."
3. The Horseless Age (1904)
"The Ecco Three Point Switch. A three point switch for use with ignition systems
... The pressure of the handle when resting Ecco three-point switch. on it, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1898)
"(See Appendix—Switch, Triple-Pott, Switch, Three-Way A term sometimes employed
in place of three-point switch. (See Switch, Three-Point. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"(See Switch, Three-Point) Switch, Three- Way Trolley In a system of electric
street railways, a trolley switch designed for use at a point where the line ..."
6. Science and Industry (1900)
"This is a key socket arranged with contacts so as to practically take the place
of a three-point switch, and, by using a socket of this kind in connection ..."
7. Electrical Construction: An Elementary Course for Vocational Schools by Walter Benedict Weber (1916)
"... system using one push-button in connection with three point switch, and
answering back buttons. Principle Switch must select bell to be rung. ..."
8. The Anatomy of the Automobile by Andrew Lee Dyke (1908)
"Battery This shows the connections of a three point switch so that either the
battery or a dynamo can be thrown on to the coil as wanted. ..."
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