RE: Symbol on power button

Of rn...@san.rr.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:50 PM To: Kunde, Brian; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Symbol on power button Hi Other Brian: You raise some interesting points. With regard to IEC 5009... You describe the function as when the switch is operated, the "sta

RE: Symbol on power button

n Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:32 AM To: Scott Xe; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: Symbol on power button The standby symbol as well as several others are being used incorrectly according to the original intent, but due to the lack of a better symbol, they are being used to indicate a logical on/

RE: Symbol on power button

Hi Scott: The symbols for "on" (1) and "off" (0) originated in the days of the CEE (Europe) standards. In those days, radios and other appliances were built with big rotary switches, that ALSO turned on the power. On a radio, the switch had numbered positions which represented the receiv

RE: Symbol on power button

The standby symbol as well as several others are being used incorrectly according to the original intent, but due to the lack of a better symbol, they are being used to indicate a logical on/off instead of its intended relationship with the disconnection or non-disconnection from the AC Mains. I