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The diagram above shows how such a relay can be used

to make a latching relay circuit. The circuit has two
buttons one is a push to make which closes when
pressed but is otherwise open, and the other is a push to
break which opens when pressed but is otherwise
closed. When the push to make button is pressed, 12V
goes across the coil energising the relay. This closes the
two internal relay switches connecting A to B, and C to
D. With A connected to B, the positive from the 12V
power source feeds through A and B to arrive at the
relay coil keeping it energised even when the push to
make button is released. Therefore the relay has been
latched.

In order to de-energise the relay, the push to break

button needs to be pressed which cuts the positive

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connection feeding through A and B and energising the

coil. With that button pressed, there is no voltage across
the relay coil and so it de-energises.
While the relay is latched, C and D are connected and
therefore can be used to switch on whatever device or
appliance is to be controlled by this latching relay
system.

Push to make and push to break buttons are available

cheaply here: push buttons in a range of colours as
shown above to give clear visual di erentiation between
the latch on and latch o button.

Similarly many di erent speci cations of DPST and

DPDT relays are available here: DPST and DPDT relays.

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