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  2. eBUS (serial buses) - Wikipedia

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    The eBUS 2-wire interface is an asynchronous serial port with active-low voltage that exchanges 8-bit bytes with start and (single) stop bits (no parity bit), at a symbol rate of 2400 baud, and can be implemented with a standard UART plus a voltage converter.

  3. Vaillant Group - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Vaillant Group dates back to 1874, when Johann Vaillant set up a master fitter's business. In 1894 Johann Vaillant patented a new "closed-system" gas-fired bathroom boiler. [3] This was the first device that made it possible to heat water hygienically, without contaminating it with combustion gases.

  4. Egg timer - Wikipedia

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    Most traditional egg timers have a set time of about three minutes, that being the approximate time it takes to cook an average sized hen's egg in water. Hard-boiled eggs take longer to cook. The three minute egg timer is for soft-boiled eggs. [4] The egg changes rapidly during the first few

  5. List of boiler types by manufacturer - Wikipedia

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    egg-ended boiler: an early form of tubular wagon boiler, with hemispherical ends to support higher pressures. Elephant boiler : an early multi-cylindered wagon boiler , popular in France. express boiler : another term for small-tube water-tube boilers , on account of their high ratio between heating surface area and water volume, and thus their ...

  6. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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    erosion of a boiler's plates from the internal water space, particularly where there is a step inside the shell. This was a problem for early boilers made from lapped plates rather than butted plates, and gave rise to many boiler explosions. In later years it was a problem for the non-circular water drums of Yarrow boilers. Handhole

  7. Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms - Wikipedia

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    (Also called egg timer.) Ironically, one of the final workings of this class was a railfan special called the Bone Breaker which ended in a bufferstop collision and a passenger breaking his leg. [14] Bone Shaker London Underground A60 and A62 Stock, due to the shakey ride of the old trains.

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  9. Pellet boiler - Wikipedia

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    A pellet boiler is a heating system that burns wood pellets. Pellet boilers are used in central heating systems for heat requirements (heating load) from 3.9 kW to 1 MW (megawatt) or more. Pellet central heating systems are used in single family homes, and in larger residential, commercial, or institutional applications.