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Again, the term refers to the lock mechanism, so a lock can be both a mortise lock and a lever tumbler lock. In the modern lever tumbler lock, the key moves a series of levers that allow the bolt to move in the door. [5] Pin tumbler lock, commonly used for mortise locks in the US. The next major innovation to mortise lock mechanisms came in 1865.
Each tenant is given a key that only unlocks their own door, called the change key, but the second key is the master key, which unlocks all the doors, and is usually kept by the building manager, so they can enter any room in the building. In a master-keyed lock, some or all of the pin chambers in the lock have three pins in them instead of two.
A wafer tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of flat wafers to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted. This type of lock is similar to the pin tumbler lock and works on a similar principle. However, unlike the pin tumbler lock, where each pin consists of two or more pieces, each wafer in the lock is a single ...
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One possible design (flag type) of on load mechanical tap changer is shown in the diagram. It commences operation at tap position 2, with load supplied directly via the connection ont the right. Diverter resistor A is short-circuited; diverter B is unused. In moving to tap 3, the following sequence occurs: Switch 3 closes, an off-load operation.
A form of bus duct known as "plug-in bus" is used to distribute power down the length of a building; it is constructed to allow tap-off switches or motor controllers to be installed at designated places along the bus. The big advantage of this scheme is the ability to remove or add a branch circuit without removing voltage from the whole duct.
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