acceleration switch

acceleration switch

[ak‚sel·ə′rā·shən ‚swich]

(electricity)

A switch that opens or closes in the presence of acceleration that exceeds a certain value.

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acceleration switch

A switch actuated when there is unusual acceleration. These switches are normally located in emergency locator beacons that operate when an aircraft crashes or is subject to abnormal deceleration.

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