# Late-break normally-closed contact

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/late-break-normally-closed-contact
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: NC LATE
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEC, Manufacturer

A late-break NC contact opens later in the documented operating sequence than specified associated contacts.

## What it represents

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.

## How to read it

- Trace the retained circuit path while other contacts have already changed state.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify linked contacts
- State late-opening order
- Reference device sequence

## Important distinction

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

## Facts

- Drawing role: Contact state
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Public vendor block reference: HCR228F, VCR228F (Autodesk identifiers; not IEC symbol numbers)
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.

## Public references

- [Relays and contacts: public symbol reference](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-011C62B8-9EC8-485C-B47D-B22A3F7B7574.htm) — Autodesk. Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.