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Schematic Symbols The Key to Understanding Wiring Diagrams

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Schematic Symbols

The Key to Understanding

Wiring Diagrams

Battery

Supplies a Direct Current (DC) source

Resistor

Resistors impede the flow of electricity

SPST Switch

Opens (off) or closes (on) an electrical circuit

Light Bulb

Converts electricity into light

Fuse

Only allows a predetermined amount of current (AMPS) to pass through and if that amount is exceeded it will melt in half (open)

Capacitor

Blocks Direct Current (DC) flow, but allows Alternating Current (AC) to pass through

Diode/Rectifier

Allows current to flow through only one direction

Transistor

A solid-state electronic device that is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic equipment and usually consists of a small block of a semiconductor (as germanium) with at least three electrodes

Motor

Converts electrical energy into motion

Electric Fuel Pump

FP

A motor driven pump, which supplies fuel to the engine

Chassis Ground

Connects the circuit to the metal body or frame of the vehicle using the body as a conductor in the circuit

Ground

Connects the circuit to the metal body or frame of the vehicle using the body as a conductor in the circuit

(More commonly used than chassis ground)

Relay

An electromagnetically controlled switch

Electromagnet

Becomes magnetic when Direct Current (DC) is passed through it

Light Emitting Diode

A one-way check valve for electricity that lights up when current is passing through

Variable Resistor

The resistance to the flow of electricity can be adjusted

Variable Capacitor

A variable capacitor is a capacitor whose capacitance may be intentionally and repeatedly changed mechanically or electronically. Variable capacitors are often used in L/C circuits (tuners) to set the resonance frequency, e.g. to tune a radio (therefore they are sometimes called tuning capacitors)

Transformer/Coil

By appropriate selection of the numbers of turns (N), a transformer thus allows an alternating voltage to be stepped up — by making NS more than NP — or stepped down, by making it less.

The secondary induced voltage VS is scaled from the primary VP by a factor ideally equal to the ratio of the number of turns of wire in their respective windings:

Rotary Switch

Multi-position switch like the one used in the DVOM!

Horn/Speaker

Converts electrical energy into sound