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    "limit switch". Standardized limit switches are industrial control components manufactured with a variety of operator types, including lever, roller...
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    the points). Historically, this would require a lever to be moved by a human operator, and some switches are still controlled this way. However, most are...
    60 KB (7,928 words) - 22:11, 27 April 2024
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    automatic, and/or burst mode. The modes are chosen by means of a selector switch, which varies depending on the weapon's design. Some selective-fire weapons...
    9 KB (1,102 words) - 02:03, 7 May 2023
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    Gear stick (redirect from Gear lever)
    gearstick), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to...
    18 KB (2,014 words) - 23:05, 29 March 2024
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    the dead man's switch is incorporated into the train's speed control. On the R142A car, the train operator must continually hold the lever in place in order...
    28 KB (3,835 words) - 11:52, 23 April 2024
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    An example of a mechanical device which is bistable is a light switch. The switch lever is designed to rest in the "on" or "off" position, but not between...
    20 KB (2,447 words) - 18:16, 26 November 2023
  • alongside the train and exchange greetings. Mickey parks next to a railroad switch lever/drives and asks Goofy to take care of the guests. Goofy proudly exclaims...
    22 KB (2,089 words) - 01:28, 20 February 2024
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    switch Light switch Load control switch Membrane switch MEMS switch Optical switch Piezo switch Pull switch Push switch Railroad switch Sense switch Slotted...
    36 KB (4,133 words) - 20:05, 19 May 2024
  • a pivoting trip-arm that briefly grabs a power switch lever and gives it a quick pull. The switch lever is then released and allowed to snap back to its...
    18 KB (2,326 words) - 15:29, 23 April 2024
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    that the throttle levers actuate the switches to shut the valves when the levers are at their aft end of travel. Pushing the levers forward automatically...
    4 KB (400 words) - 16:08, 9 August 2023
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    function switch (IFS) A separate button/switch is provided for each signal and each set of points. This type of panel is operated similarly to a lever frame...
    15 KB (1,894 words) - 21:44, 14 September 2023
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    mechanical advantage to operate switch points, signals or both under the protection of the interlocking logic. The levers are connected to field appliances...
    13 KB (1,535 words) - 22:07, 10 December 2023
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    some distance off in the train yard, next to a lever. If you pull this lever, the trolley will switch to a different set of tracks. However, you notice...
    35 KB (4,266 words) - 20:05, 19 May 2024
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    A knife switch is a type of switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit. It is composed of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife...
    3 KB (349 words) - 21:14, 22 April 2024
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    Morris Goldberg. The switch actuator does not control the contacts directly, but through an intermediate arrangement of springs and levers. Turning the actuator...
    25 KB (3,215 words) - 13:49, 9 May 2024
  • the switch activates takeoff mode of the autothrottle. On Boeing aircraft TO/GA modes are selected by a separate button near the throttle levers, but...
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    operator must be holding a button or lever any time the vehicle is operating. A common example of this is the kill switches used by boaters and jetskiers wherein...
    24 KB (2,702 words) - 15:12, 5 March 2024
  • Glowplug Battery Door switch Ignition switch Power window switch Steering column switch Switch cover Switch panel Thermostat Frame switch Fan ditch Parts and...
    15 KB (1,453 words) - 12:05, 15 May 2024
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    Switchblade (redirect from Switch blade)
    handle which is extended automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated. Virtually all switchblades incorporate...
    115 KB (12,478 words) - 19:57, 20 April 2024
  • the top of the lever. The lower end of the lever extended below the main body of the stand where it attached to a bar. Pulling on the lever would pull this...
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