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  2. Cable lacing - Wikipedia

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    Cable lacing is a method for tying wiring harnesses and cable looms, traditionally used in telecommunication, naval, and aerospace applications. This old cable management technique, taught to generations of lineworkers , [ 1 ] is still used in some modern applications since it does not create obstructions along the length of the cable, avoiding ...

  3. Optical attached cable - Wikipedia

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    SkyWrap fibre-optic cable installation. Optical attached cable (OPAC) is a type of fibre-optic cable that is installed by being attached to a host conductor along overhead power lines. The attachment system varies and can include wrapping, lashing or clipping the fibre-optic cable to the host.

  4. Underwriter's knot - Wikipedia

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    Underwriter's knot; Names: Underwriter's knot, Two-strand wall knot: Category: Stopper: Related: wall knot, crown knot: Typical use: electrical: Caveat: Note that the colors in this depiction do not match current practises in either the UK or the US, nor is this cable in keeping with current safety standards for electrical installations

  5. Torrent Cables - Wikipedia

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    It was an Indian cable manufacturing company based in Ahmedabad. Its key products and provided services included XLPE Cables (HT), XLPE Cables (LT), PVC cables, with other manufacturing goods, sale of services, scrap, etc. [2] Torrent Cables Limited was the first company in the cable industry to get ISO 9001:2000 certification. The majority of ...

  6. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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    The crane's hook is kept level by automatically paying out enough extra cable to compensate for this. This is also a purely mechanical linkage, arranged by the reeving of the hoist cables to the jib over a number of pulleys at the crane's apex above the cab, so that luffing the jib upwards allows more free cable and lowers the hook to compensate.

  7. Bell System Practices - Wikipedia

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    A typical volume of Bell System Practices from the 1970s. The Bell System Practices (BSPs) is a compilation of technical publications which describes the best methods of engineering, constructing, installing, and maintaining the telephone plant of the Bell System under direction of AT&T and Bell Telephone Laboratories. [1]

  8. All-dielectric self-supporting cable - Wikipedia

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    All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) cable is a type of optical fiber cable that is strong enough to support itself between structures without using conductive metal elements. It is used by electrical utility companies as a communications medium, installed along existing overhead transmission lines and often sharing the same support structures ...

  9. Lashing (ropework) - Wikipedia

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    A lashing is an arrangement of rope, wire, or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner. Lashings are most commonly applied to timber poles, and are commonly associated with cargo, containerisation, the Scouting movement, sailors , and gardeners .