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A switch can be used to make or break a circuit, to turn things on or off.

In real circuits, you should take care when the bits and pieces that make up a circuit (sometimes called components) are changed. If too much power passes through a component, it can be destroyed. When this happens we sometimes say that it has burnt out.


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