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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1

by Charles Platt
October 2012
Beginner content levelBeginner
294 pages
12h 41m
English
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Chapter 3. jumper

What It Does

A jumper is a low-cost substitute for a switch, where a connection has to be made (or unmade) only a few times during the lifetime of a product. Typically it allows a function or feature on a circuit board to be set on a semipermanent basis, often at the time of manufacture. A DIP switch performs the same function more conveniently. See DIP.

There is no standardized schematic symbol to represent a jumper.

How It Works

A jumper is a very small rectangular plastic ...

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