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Offline WhyknotTopic starter

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What is this symbol?
« on: March 26, 2022, 04:00:52 pm »
What is the symbol: Vertical line with intersecting line at base at a 45 degree angle falling top right to bottom left? (ground, hot ground, cold or ground or? Cannot find on the net. Thanks
 

Offline mazurov

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2022, 05:23:52 pm »
Is there a number next to it? If yes then it could be a bus.
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Offline SiliconWizard

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2022, 08:25:39 pm »
I suppose you're talking about something like that?


If so, that's usually a ground. I've more often seen that kind of symbol on hand-drawn schematics though, in particular microelectronics schematics.
 

Offline TimFox

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2022, 08:40:28 pm »
I have seen that symbol used, with letters and/or numbers next to it, to indicate a power supply voltage.
 

Offline Benta

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2022, 10:24:49 pm »
That's a ground. Which kind exactly is anyone's guess.
The only internationally standardized symbol is "protective earth" or PE, which is this one:

 

Offline andy3055

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2022, 01:03:20 am »
If I remember right, they used this symbol in old German tube circuits. However,  I can't remember what it was representing.
 

Offline schmitt trigger

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2022, 02:18:38 am »
The anode of XRay tubes is sometimes drawn like that.
Of course within an envelope which also contains a directly heated cathode.
 

Offline WhyknotTopic starter

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Re: What is this symbol?
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2022, 02:21:56 am »
Thank you SiliconWizard I thought my description might have been off a bit. And to all who responded, much appreciated.
 


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