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What does a normally open, timed-open (NOTO) contact do?

  1. Closes after a delay when the coil is energized, and opens at once when it is off
  2. Closes at once on energizing, and opens once the coil has been off for the set time
  3. Opens at once when the coil is energized, and closes after the coil has been off a set time
  4. Stays closed with the coil de-energized, and opens at once when energized
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Correct answer: Closes at once on energizing, and opens once the coil has been off for the set time

This is called a normally open, off-delay contact.

Source: Lessons in Electric Circuits IV: Digital (Kuphaldt), 5.3: Time-delay Relays

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026