commutator switch

commutator switch

[′käm·yə‚tād·ər ‚swich]

(electricity)

A switch, usually rotary and mechanically driven, that performs a set of switching operations in repeated sequential order, such as is required for telemetering many quantities. Also known as sampling switch; scanning switch.

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