When the 3-wire control of a single 3-phase AC motor is modified for a jog function with the addition of a stacked NO / NC momentary PB switch and the Jog PB switch is pushed, the NC contacts are ___

When the 3-wire control of a single 3-phase AC motor is modified for a jog function with the addition of a stacked NO / NC momentary PB switch and the Jog PB switch is pushed, the NC contacts are forced open before the NO contacts are allowed to close.

In other words, either the seal-in circuit, or both the seal-in and the start circuit are electrically disabled before the start circuit is paralleled by the NO Jog PB switch contacts in a __________ switching configuration.

A) make before break
B) break-before-make
C) none of the answers
D) Either break-before-make or make before break

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Answer:B

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