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  2. Extractor (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Most modern extractors are forceful enough to completely eject the casing from the gun (i.e. integrating the function of an ejector), but some require the user to manually remove spent cartridges. In this situation, the extractor loosens and moves the case out of the chamber just far enough to allow the user to grab and pull out the casing, but ...

  3. Gas-operated reloading - Wikipedia

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    Direct impingement operation increases the amount of heat that is deposited in the receiver while firing, which can burn off and cover up lubricants. The bolt, extractor, ejector, pins, and springs are also heated by the same high-temperature gas. These combined factors reduce service life of these parts, reliability, and mean time between ...

  4. SY control cable - Wikipedia

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    An SY control cable is a flexible instrumentation electrical cable designed for measuring, control or regulation in the field of process automation. [1] It is a flexible multicore cable , with (class 5) [ which? ] copper conductors and a galvanised steel wire braid (GSWB) for mechanical protection.

  5. Propelling nozzle - Wikipedia

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    The secondary or final nozzle was a fixed geometry sized for the maximum afterburner case. At non-afterburner thrust settings the exit area was too big for the closed engine nozzle giving over-expansion. Free-floating doors were added to the ejector allowing secondary air to control the primary jet expansion. [11]

  6. Vacuum brake - Wikipedia

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    Driver's brake control on a combined control and ejector. The ejector steam nozzles, large and small, are beneath the hexagonal brass plugs on the left. Vacuum brakes were initially favoured over air brakes because of the ease of producing the vacuum. A vacuum ejector was a simpler and more reliable device, compared to the reciprocating pump. [3]

  7. Trump seeks fast appointments; Elon Musk makes endorsement ...

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    Control of the U.S. House of Representatives has not yet been decided. Republicans already have won 214 seats, according to Edison, just shy of the 218 needed to retain their current majority.

  8. 20YO Blind Cat Found Stuck On Ice Chunk In Lake ... - AOL

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    Image credits: Westford Animal Control / Facebook A woman walking by the Nabnasset Lake in Westfold, Massachusetts, noticed a cat stuck on the ice in the middle of the lake and immediately called ...

  9. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Water in the appliance is used to supply a flow of water to the ejector pump, which uses high pressure nozzles to entrain an increased volume of water in the hose returning to the fire appliance. Elevator key control panel override key to take elevator car to desired floor. May also refer to special tool used to open elevator shaft-protection ...