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  2. Z code - Wikipedia

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    ZAP = ack please, ZSF = send faster, etc.) The old C&W Z codes are not widely used today. 2. APCO [clarification needed] also developed a system of Z codes. [1] 3. NATO forces independently developed a later set of Z codes for military use and inter-language needs. The NATO Z codes are still in use, and are published in the unclassified ...

  3. Electrical outlet tester - Wikipedia

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    A receptacle tester being used to check for some types of improper wiring of an outlet. For this particular tester, proper wiring is indicated by the two yellow lights. The outlet tester checks that each contact in the outlet appears to be connected to the correct wire in the building's electrical wiring. It can identify several common wiring ...

  4. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1970s new aluminium wire made from one of several special alloys was introduced, and all devices – breakers, switches, receptacles, splice connectors, wire nuts, etc. — were specially designed for the purpose. These newer aluminium wires and special designs address problems with junctions between dissimilar metals, oxidation on ...

  5. List of telephone switches - Wikipedia

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    DCO-RLS (Remote Line Switch, controlled by hosts above) RLS 1000 (Pedestal mount cabinet 1000 lines in a subdivision - required multiple T-1's to host) RLS 4000 (Same thing, but 4000 lines) RLS (This has the ability in a host outage to make intra-cabinet calls) The line switches will also talk to AT&T SLC-96 pedestals – 96 lines on a ped

  6. Light switch - Wikipedia

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    In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets. Portable lamps such as table lamps may have a light switch mounted on the socket, base, or in-line with the cord.

  7. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    BS 546, "Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors for AC (50-60 Hz) circuits up to 250 V" describes four sizes of plug rated at 2 A, 5 A (Type D), 15 A (Type M) and 30 A. The plugs have three round pins arranged in a triangle, with the larger top pin being the earthing pin.

  8. Residual-current device - Wikipedia

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    A residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) [a] is an electrical safety device, more specifically a form of Earth-leakage circuit breaker, that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing through line and neutral conductors of a circuit is not equal (the term residual relating to the imbalance), therefore ...

  9. 5ESS Switching System - Wikipedia

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    The 5ESS switch has three main types of modules: the Administrative Module (AM) contains the central computers; the Communications Module (CM) is the central time-divided switch of the system; and the Switching Module (SM) makes up the majority of the equipment in most exchanges. The SM performs multiplexing, analog and digital coding, and ...