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NC LATE

IEEE / ANSI

ANSI/IEEE late-break normally-closed contact symbol

The delayed NC contact form identifies opening later in a specified contact sequence. The circuit reader needs to understand the path that remains continuous while other associated contacts have already changed state.

Drawing use

Schematic

Application

Control circuits

Reference family

IEEE / ANSI / Manufacturer

Form evidence

Autodesk IEEE-oriented Relays and Contacts functional form. Autodesk explicitly publishes this block under IEEE Symbol Preview. The counterpart is the matching functional concept; no equivalence of every detailed standard graphic is asserted.

A distinction that matters

A mechanical late-break contact and an off-delay timer output can serve different timing arrangements.

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NC LATE

Symbols

Late-break normally-closed contact

A late-break NC contact opens later in the documented operating sequence than specified associated contacts. The function requires a common-device reference and a sequence description.

Drawing use

Schematic

Application

Control circuits

Reference family

IEC / Manufacturer

A distinction that matters

A late-break contact and an off-delay contact achieve delay by different mechanisms.

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