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Application: Electric Toothbrush On/Off Switch (.pdf)
For years manufactures of electric toothbrushes have used mechanical slide switches to turn on and off the power to the toothbrush. The mechanical slide switches are subject to very harsh environments having to deal with chemically active toothpastes, acidic saliva, and running water at various
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Portable Leak Detection Instrument Improves Heat Rate at Electric Power Plant.
By using a ruggedized portable ultrasonic leak detector, Mr. Brian Thorp, PdM Technician for Seminole Electric has been able to provide quick leak detection and repair on an aging steam condenser, allowing the utility to provide maximum power during high demand periods. Seminole Electric
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Differences Between Industrial Ethernet Fiber Optic Backbone, Ring, and Star Topologies (.pdf)
Fiber Optic backbones have been used effectively in industrial Ethernet systems requiring high-speed communications with excellent noise characteristics. Since the fiber optic cable is impervious to electric and magnetic fields, all conventional electrically generated cross talk and interference
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Clutches
clutches generally are the simplest and normally used where an operator can actuate the clutch manually. Vehicles, for example, typically use mechanical clutches. Electric clutches are generally used where remote actuation is required (as on automatic machinery) or where special slip characteristics
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Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Insulating Gas Leak Detection with an IR Imaging Camera
For years, electric utility transmission thermographers have wanted a camera that could spot leaking sulfur hexafluoride, SF6. As an insulating gas, SF6 is widely used by the electric power industry in high voltage circuit breakers to prevent arcing. Early efforts met with limited success through
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The Vector Approach to Data Center Power Planning (.pdf)
by the time you flip the switch. When you start talking about blade servers, the picture is magnified. A blade server consumes as much. power as a typical home's electric oven. Imagine trying to make your home's wiring accommodate two,. three or four ovens in your kitchen. You can't force-fit, you can only
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Putting together a high-tech garage band
and responsible for the digital signal processing in the Variax. "The main components in an electric guitar are the electromagnetic pickups, at least one per string, and the body or physical structure of the guitar." Pickups, the sensors that detect what the guitar strings are doing, are simply coils of wire
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Top tips on squelching electrical noise
is electronic- noise pollution. Industrial devices and sensors must operate reliably in a caucophony of electromagnetic emissions both intentional and unintentional. The key to eliminating electromagnetic noise is to first understand its origin. The right-hand rule relating to electric currents and magnetic