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2. Time switch - Wikipedia

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   A time switch (also called a timer switch, or simply timer) is a device that operates an electric switch controlled by a timer. Intermatic introduced its first time switch in 1945, which was used for "electric signs, store window lighting, apartment hall lights, stokers, and oil and gas burners." A consumer version was added in 1952.

3. Staircase timer - Wikipedia

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   DIN rail mounted electronic lighting timer. An electronic timer allow simple push-buttons to be used. One timer is installed controlling the lights and any number of push-buttons, without pneumatic timers and connected in parallel, are used to trigger it. [1] [4] With many push-buttons, the cost savings for equipment may be substantial.

4. Street light - Wikipedia

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   A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform .

5. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first public demonstration of outdoor electrical lighting in the US was in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 29, 1879. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] Inventor Charles F. Brush had been perfecting the dynamo arc light , which could produce a glow equivalent to 4,000 candles in a single lamp. [ 8 ]

6. 2 airboats collide in Florida, sending over a dozen people to ...

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   At least 16 people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after two airboats collided in Florida, investigators said. Officers responded to the 911 call around 3:15 p.m. and found several people ...

7. Traffic light control and coordination - Wikipedia

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   Cycle lengths of signalized intersections are determined by small gears that are located within dial timers. Cycle gears, as they are commonly known, range from 35 seconds to 120 seconds. [citation needed] If a cycle gear in a dial timer results in a failure, it can be replaced with another cycle gear that would be appropriate to use. Since a ...