{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"late-make-normally-open-contact","name":"Late-make normally-open contact","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"NO LATE","aliases":["HCR218F","VCR218F"],"category":"control-circuits","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEC","Manufacturer"],"summary":"A late-make NO contact closes later in a documented mechanism sequence than associated contacts.","description":["A late-make NO contact closes later in a documented mechanism sequence than associated contacts. The annotation must remain linked to the common device when contacts are drawn on different sheets."],"readingNotes":["Establish the sequence from the device documentation rather than from symbol placement.","The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation."],"drawingChecklist":["Match common device tag","Identify late closing transition","Reference mechanism sequence"],"distinction":"Late make differs from an electrically timed on-delay contact.","facts":[{"label":"Drawing role","value":"Contact state"},{"label":"Representation scope","value":"Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint"},{"label":"Public vendor block reference","value":"HCR218F, VCR218F (Autodesk identifiers; not IEC symbol numbers)"},{"label":"Identifier status","value":"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."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"autodesk-contacts","relevance":"Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic."}],"related":["normally-open-contact","normally-closed-contact"],"artwork":"edu-late-make-normally-open-contact","publishedOn":"2026-10-13","updatedOn":"2026-10-13","provenance":"independent-public-research","url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/late-make-normally-open-contact","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/library/illustrations/late-make-normally-open-contact.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"autodesk-contacts","title":"Relays and contacts: public symbol reference","publisher":"Autodesk","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-011C62B8-9EC8-485C-B47D-B22A3F7B7574.htm","type":"cad-reference","scope":"Normally open, normally closed and changeover contacts, relay coils and latching relay variants.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic."}]}