Precautions for Safe Use of Micro Switches

If you are looking for some tips to use a micro switch the right way, you are on the right page. In this article, we are going to get a deeper insight into the precautions for the safe use of these products. Apart from this, you will also learn to use the product properly. This will help you get the most out of these units.

Precautions for Safe Use

If you are going to use these units in a safety circuit or in an emergency stop circuit, make sure you go for a switch that features a direct opening mechanism. The role of these units is to prevent accidents that may result in serious injury or even death. Given below are the safety precautions you may want to follow.

  • For better safety, we suggest that you install the unit with one-way rotational screws. You can also use alternative means in order to install the switch firmly.

  • You may want to use the right type of cover in order to protect the switch. You can also paste a warning sign next to the unit for others to be more careful.

  • It is not a good idea to allow the power supply to the unit while you are performing the wiring. If you avoid this precaution, you may suffer an electric shock.

  • Make sure that the electrical load does not exceed the rated value

  • Once you have installed the unit, you may want to evaluate it in real working conditions.

  • It’s not a good idea to mess with the charged terminals unless the power is off or you may suffer an electric shock.

  • If the unit features a ground terminal, make sure that it is connected to the ground wire.

  • Before you disassemble the switch, don’t forget to disconnect the power supply.

  • Based on the switching conditions, the durability of these units will be different. Before you turn on the switch, it is important to test the system in real-world conditions. The switching operations should not exceed the permissible range.

  • If you continue to use a broken unit, you may have to suffer further damages, contact failures, contact world, insulation failures, and many other problems.

  • It is important that you maintain some distance between wires and insulation in order to be on the safe side.

  • There are different types of loads. Some of them have a significant difference between inrush current and normal current. Therefore, both the values should be within the given value. If these values go beyond the maximum range, serious problems can happen. In

  • the worst-case scenario, the switch may go out of order and you may have to go for a replacement unit.

Precautions for Proper Use

If you want to know how to use the switch properly, given below are some of the precautions you may want to take.

  • While the switch is operating, it may cause serious accidents. Therefore, make sure that the switch has been tested before it is installed for regular use.

  • While you are testing the unit, don’t forget to put a significant amount of load in a real-world environment. This is important if you don’t want to run into serious problems once the switch has been installed in the desired appliance or equipment.

Long story short, these are some safety precautions that you may want to take if you want to use your micro switches properly while buying on the safe side. Hopefully these tips will help you get the most out of your micro switch.

Rabins Sharma Lamichhane

Rabins Sharma Lamichhane is senior ICT professional who talks about #it, #cloud, #servers, #software, and #innovation. Rabins is also the first initiator of Digital Nepal. Facebook: rabinsxp Instagram: rabinsxp

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