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  2. List of electrical and electronic measuring equipment

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    Creates constant-amplitude variable frequency sine waves to test frequency response Transistor tester: Tests transistors Tube tester: Tests vacuum tubes (triode, tetrode etc.) Wattmeter: Measures power in a circuit Vectorscope: Displays the phase of the colors in color TV Video signal generator: Generates video signal for testing purposes Voltmeter

  3. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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    A pentagon screw drive uses five-sided fastener heads, and the fastener is known as a penta screw or penta bolt. It is designed to be intrinsically incompatible with many tools. Since five is an odd number, it cannot be turned by open-end or adjustable wrenches, which have parallel faces (and thus require a fastener with an even number of sides).

  4. Hex key - Wikipedia

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    The idea of a hex socket screw drive was probably conceived as early as the 1860s to the 1890s, but such screws were probably not manufactured until around 1910. Rybczynski (2000) describes a flurry of patents for alternative drive types in the 1860s to the 1890s in the U.S., [2] which are confirmed to include internal-wrenching square and triangle types (that is, square and triangular sockets ...

  5. Test light - Wikipedia

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    Neon screwdriver test light in use. Current flows through a high ohm resistor and the lamp and the distributed capacitance and resistance of the user's body. A low-cost type of test lamp contacts only one side of the circuit under test, and relies on stray capacitance and current passing through the user's body to complete the circuit.

  6. Screwdriver - Wikipedia

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    A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user puts into the screw head before turning the handle. This form of the screwdriver has been replaced in many workplaces and homes with a more modern and versatile tool, a power drill, as they are quicker, easier, and can also drill holes. The shaft is usually made of ...

  7. Screwfix - Wikipedia

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    Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc , which also owns B&Q , and is listed on the London Stock Exchange .

  8. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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    The screw is fastened by hitting the head with a hammer and is not intended for removal. [2] drywall screw: Specialized screw with a bugle head that is designed to attach drywall to wood or metal studs, but it is a versatile construction fastener with many uses. The diameter of drywall screw threads is larger than the grip diameter. eye screw ...

  9. British Association screw threads - Wikipedia

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    BS 93:2008 — British Association (B.A.) screw threads — Requirements The angle of the thread is 47.5° [ 4 ] : 2 and the depth of thread is 0.6 times the pitch with rounded tops and bottoms. Thus, the shortening at the crest and root is given by 0.26817 p with a radius of 0.18083 p at both crest and root.