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                                              Magnetic Switches                                               53
                                              Mercury Switches                                                53
                                              Float Switches                                                  53
                                              Contactors                                                      54
                                              Relays                                                          61
                                              Sector Relays                                                   63
                                              Latching Relays                                                 65
                                              Relay Sockets                                                   67
                                              Motor Relays                                                    67
                                              Timers                                                          67
                                              Resistors                                                       72
                                              Variable Resistors                                              75
                                              Decade Resistance Boxes                                         78
                                              Voltage Dividers                                                78
                                              Capacitors                                                      79
                                              Diodes                                                          80
                                              Silicone Controlled Rectifiers (SCR)                             81
                                              Triacs                                                          82
                                              Transistors                                                     82

                              CHAPTER 5       MAGNETIC COMPONENTS                                            83
                                              Electromotive Force                                             84
                                              Transformers                                                    85
                                              Center Taps                                                     85
                                              Isolation Transformers                                          87
                                              Autotransformers                                                87
                                              Three-Phase Transformers                                        88
                                              Ignition Coils                                                  90
                                              Saturatable Core Transformers                                   91
                                              Constant Voltage Transformers                                   93
                                              Effects of Frequency on Transformer Design                      93
                                              Permanent Magnets                                               94
                                              Electromagnets                                                  94
                                              Solenoids                                                       96
                                              Eddy Currents                                                   98
                                              Inductors                                                       99
                                              Magnetic Amplifiers                                             100
                                              Magnetic Recording Devices                                     100

                              CHAPTER 6       ROTATING COMPONENTS                                           105

                                              Permanent Magnet DC Motors                                     106
                                              Shunt Wound DC Motors                                          106
                                              Universal Motors                                               107
                                              Induction Motors                                               108
                                              Capacitor Start Motors                                         109
                                              Split Phase Motors                                             109
                                              Split Capacitor Motors                                         110
                                              Capacitor Start/Capacitor Run Motors                           110
                                              Shaded Pole Motors                                             110
                                              Induction Starting Torques                                     111
                                              Three-Phase Induction Motors                                   111
                                              Wound Rotor Three-Phase Induction Motors                       112
                                              Motor Nameplate                                                112
                                              Synchronous Motors                                             113
                                              Stepper Motors                                                 113
                                              Servo Motors                                                   114
                                              Solenoid/Piston Motors                                         115
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