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2. Worm drive - Wikipedia

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   This motor-worm-drive system is often used in toys and other small electrical devices. A worm drive is used on Jubilee-type hose clamps or Jubilee clamps. The tightening screw's worm thread engages with the slots on the clamp band. Occasionally a worm drive is designed to run in reverse, resulting in the worm shaft turning much faster than the ...

3. Write once read many - Wikipedia

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   WORM drives preceded the invention of the CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R.An example was the IBM 3363. [1] These drives typically used either a 5.1 in (13 cm) or a 12 in (30 cm) disc in a cartridge, with an ablative optical layer that could be written to only once, and were often used in places like libraries that needed to store large amounts of data.

4. AC adapter - Wikipedia

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   An AC adapter or AC/DC adapter (also called a wall charger, power adapter, power brick, or wall wart) [1] is a type of external power supply, often enclosed in a case similar to an AC plug. [2] AC adapters deliver electric power to devices that lack internal components to draw voltage and power from mains power themselves.

5. Idaho abortion trafficking law partly revived by US appeals court

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   More than 20 Republican-led states have banned or restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022 reversed Roe v. Wade, the court's 1973 precedent that had established a right to abortion ...

6. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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   Apple's first use of the pentalobe drive was in mid-2009 to secure the battery in the MacBook Pro. Smaller versions are now used on the iPhone 4 and subsequent models, the MacBook Air (since the late 2010 model), the MacBook Pro with Retina Display and the 2015 MacBook. Pentalobe screw sizes include TS1 (also known as P2 or 0.8 mm, used on the ...

7. These were the most expensive homes sold in 2024 according to ...

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   The U.S. real estate market has another year in the books after 2024 came to a close this week. Redfin identified houses that clocked the heftiest sale prices in 2024.

8. Slewing drive - Wikipedia

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   The slewing drive is a modernized take on the worm drive mechanism, which dates back many centuries and was widely used during the Renaissance Era. Pappus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), a Greek mathematician, is credited with an early version of the endless screw, which would later evolve into the worm drive. [1]

9. Circular saw - Wikipedia

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   In a worm-drive saw, the blade is driven by a perpendicularly mounted motor using worm gears, which give higher torque. The worm-drive portable circular saw was invented in 1923 by Edmond Michel. In 1924 Michel formed a partnership with Joseph Sullivan, and together they started the Michel Electric Handsaw Company , with the sole purpose of ...