# Late-make normally-open contact

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/late-make-normally-open-contact
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: NO LATE
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEC, Manufacturer

A late-make NO contact closes later in a documented mechanism sequence than associated contacts.

## What it represents

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.

## How to read it

- 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.

## Information to show or reference

- Match common device tag
- Identify late closing transition
- Reference mechanism sequence

## Important distinction

Late make differs from an electrically timed on-delay contact.

## Facts

- Drawing role: Contact state
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Public vendor block reference: HCR218F, VCR218F (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.