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Basic Safety Circuit Concepts

When designing a safety circuit, the following points need to be taken into consideration.
What happens if the circuit is disconnected?
What happens if the circuit is disconnected and grounded?
What happens if it short-circuits?
* Depending on the circuit, there are some failure modes which need to be taken into consideration.
For example, below is a basic circuit which satisfies all three points above.

Correct Circuit

Circuit diagram of a correct safety circuit


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