Assertion: relay | /r/CapableOf | close contact
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: in turn
type: TEMPORAL
value: normally
type: DEGREE
value: to operate the accessory
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Whenever you operate a switch to an accessory in your car that carries a lot of current--such as the lights, wipers or horn--you run a small amount of current through a relay which, in turn, closes contacts to operate the accessory.
text: Relays often have normally closed contacts; contactors usually do not (when de-energized, there is no connection).
text: Definition: The relay is the device that open or closes the contacts to cause the operation of the other electric control.
text: All the relays respond to one or more electrical quantities like voltage or current such that they open or close the contacts or circuits.