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• USCGC Barataria (WAVP-381)
  |Ship test depth= ...a [[balloon]] shelter added aft and having [[oceanography|oceanographic]] equipment, an oceanographic [[winch]], and a [[hydrography|hydrographic]] winch insta
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...is a Black Belt in [[Tang Soo Do]]. He also is proficient in [[plumbing]], electrical maintenance, [[drywall]] refurbishing, [[framing]] and framework, [[concret ...to generators for electricity. He also has developed [[crank|hand crank]] electrical systems. He is a purported conservationist.
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• Bofors 40 mm
  ...(company)|Finspong]] before Bofors drove them out of business. Their first test gun was in fact a re-barreled [[Nordenfelt]] version of the Finspong gun, t ...to be abandoned. In the summer of 1930 they began experimenting with a new test gun that did away with controlled feed and instead flicked the spent casing
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...by radar or television camera, a computer, stabilizing device or gyro, and equipment in a plotting room<ref name="NavOrdAndGunV2">{{cite book|title =NAVAL ORDNA ...side the armor belt. They contained four complete sets of the fire control equipment needed to aim and shoot at four targets. Each set included a Mark 1A comput
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• Potassium chloride
  ...tandard, for example as a [[calibration]] standard solution in measuring [[electrical conductivity]] of (ionic) solutions, since carefully prepared KCl solutions ...compounds containing potassium, KCl in powdered form gives a lilac [[flame test]] result.
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• Mercury (element)
  ...arometer]]s, [[manometer]]s, [[sphygmomanometer]]s, [[float valve]]s, some electrical switches, and other scientific apparatus, though concerns about the element Laboratory tests have found that an electrical discharge causes the [[noble gases]] to combine with mercury vapor. These c
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• Gardner Bender Electrical GMT-19A 19 Range Analog Multitester
  Includes two safety test leads, instruction manual and battery<br/> ...ying handle. Gardner Bender has 50 years of experience making professional electrical tools and supplies of consistently superior quality, so you can count on hi
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• Airspeed Oxford
  ...ically planned and developed to incorporate various modern innovations and equipment fittings, including a full array of instruments and controls within the coc ...of climb indicator and turn indicator.<ref name="Mod p630"/> Life support equipment includes three oxygen regulators, a flowmeter, three bayonet unions and thr
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• Ceramic materials
  ...ent in mining operations. Advanced ceramics are also used in the medicine, electrical and electronics industries. ...ects and hardness microindentions. Most bulk mechanical, optical, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties are significantly affected by the observed microstr
  28 KB (3,876 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• Building insulation materials
  ...pressing the material reduces its effectiveness. Cutting it to accommodate electrical boxes and other obstructions allows air a free path to cross through the wa ...orrosion, moisture vapor absorption, odor, flame resistance permanency (no test exists for this characteristic), substrate deflection (for exposed applicat
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• Cutting fluid
  ...ng) can be used, with the best choice depending on the application and the equipment available. For many metalcutting applications the ideal would be high-press ...also called concentration) of water soluble coolants. Numerous other test equipment are used to determine such things as acidity, and amount of conductivity.
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• Drywall
  ...rease [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]]; and to make plumbing and electrical installation simpler. ...ted drywall assembly. A common [[deficiency]]: Lift ceiling tiles and find electrical and mechanical service penetrations without a firestop.
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• Concrete
  ...ls to create concrete with improved properties, such as higher strength or electrical conductivity. [[Marconite]] is one example. ...essential for the production of uniform, high quality concrete. Therefore, equipment and methods should be capable of effectively mixing concrete materials cont
  63 KB (9,167 words) - 10:23, 20 September 2010
• Optacon
  ...was the brain child of [[John G. Linvill|John Linvill]], a professor of [[Electrical Engineering]] at Stanford University, who later became head of the EE Depar ...xcess of 30 words per minute. Bliss and Linvill felt this computer driven test was a valid simulation of the reading machine they proposed to develop. Th
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• Confined space
  ...age tank, a septic tank that has contained sewage, and a small underground electrical vault are all examples of confined spaces. The exact definition of a confin • Temporary Electrical Installations on Building and Construction Sites code of practice.
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  Overhead electric lines - Unintentional incident in which plant or equipment either: *Comes into contact with an [[electrical insulation|uninsulated]] [[overhead power line|overhead electric line]] in
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• National Fire Protection Association
  ...his includes everything from [[building code]]s to the personal protective equipment utilized by [[firefighter]]s while extinguishing a blaze. ...The scope of the NFPA's influence grew from sprinklers to include building electrical systems (another new and fast-growing technology), and then all aspects of
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• PAT Testing
  {{mergefrom|Test and tagging|discuss=Talk:PAT_Testing#Merger proposal|date=February 2010}} ...for the whole process is '''In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment'''.
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• Air safety
  ...civilian VOR, were also used in that new system. With the proper receiving equipment in the aircraft, pilots could know their radials in degrees to/from the VOR ...especially the toxic smoke generated, have been the cause of accidents. An electrical fire on [[Air Canada Flight 797]] in 1983 caused the deaths of 23 of the 46
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• Test and tagging
  ...g, test and tag, electrical tagging, appliance testing, portable appliance test or lead tagging. ...|earth continuity]], [[Electrical insulation|insulation resistance]] and [[Electrical polarity|polarity]].
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