Make-before-break

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003508",
  "term": "Make-before-break",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A contact configuration in an electrical switch or relay where the new connection is established before the old connection is fully interrupted. This design prevents a momentary open circuit during the switching operation, maintaining continuity of the electrical path. Such contacts are used in applications where even a brief interruption of current flow is undesirable, such as in certain control circuits.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of switch terms (E-Switch)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Make-Before-Break",
    "es": "hacer antes de romper",
    "fr": "connexion avant rupture"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/make-before-break/"
}