Collocations withswitch

These are words often used in combination withswitch.

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electronic switch
Electrical or electronic switch gear, amongst other vital uses, will continue to use f-gases in a contained environment.
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ignition switch
I consider that siting the ignition switch on the right-hand side of the steering column, only about two or three inches in front of the driver's knee, is frightfully dangerous.
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mechanical switch
A wide variety of mechanical switch designs using slide switches, rocker switches, or side-mounted or end-mounted pushbuttons have been used in flashlights.
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mercury switch
Changing display orientation did not require rebooting the computer - it was all automatic and seamless and selected by a mercury switch inside the monitor shell.
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molecular switch
Could these changes in structural conformation act as a molecular switch in telomerase function?
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optical switch
In view of losses in optical switch, the ring configuration circulator is preferable.
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rotary switch
By means of a rotary switch the emf's from each of the thermocouple pairs were sampled in turn (approximately once every minute).
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selector switch
Also, a single multi-way selector switch can associate a primary control with one of several sets of scalars, for example keyboard couplers on an organ.
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sudden switch
As suggested throughout this analysis, these changes do not represent a sudden switch from civil to political society.
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toggle switch
By flicking his toggle switch on and off, he is able to create the high-pitched solo.
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