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An auto-recloser for a power line has a high voltage closing coil (12) for closing the main contact (14) in the power line, the closing coil being energized via a non-latching switching (18) in turn controlled by a low voltage closing coil (20). A time closing pulse is applied to the low voltage coil (20) to close switch (18) for a very short time period. A coil protection (24) monitors the status of the main contants (14) and if these have not closed after a preselected time period of typically 100 ms then the protection circuit opens a normally closed switch in series with the low voltage coil (20) to prevent further closing pulses being applied in further attempts to close the main contacts (14).
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