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Data record gloss.timing-test.definition

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A timing test is a circuit breaker test that records the instant at which each main, resistor and auxiliary contact changes state after a trip or close command, yielding the operating time of each pole and the synchronism between poles and between the contacts of one pole.

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Timing test (Glossary)
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