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  2. Mercury switch - Wikipedia

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    A mercury switch is an electrical switch that opens and closes a circuit when a small amount of the liquid metal mercury connects metal electrodes to close the circuit. There are several different basic designs (tilt, displacement, radial, etc.) but they all share the common design strength of non-eroding switch contacts.

  3. Thermal management of high-power LEDs - Wikipedia

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    Most of the electricity in an LED becomes heat rather than light – about 70% heat and 30% light. [1] If this heat is not removed, the LEDs run at high temperatures, which not only lowers their efficiency, but also makes the LED less reliable, shortens its lifespan. Thus, thermal management of high power LEDs is a crucial area of the research ...

  4. Interlock (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Trapped key interlock transfer block. Another example is an electric kiln. To prevent access to the inside of an electric kiln, a trapped key system may be used to interlock a disconnecting switch and the kiln door. While the switch is turned on, the key is held by the interlock attached to the disconnecting switch.

  5. Light switch - Wikipedia

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    A toggle light switch Internal components of a toggle switch. The toggle mechanism provides "snap-action" through the use of an "over-center" geometry. The design was patented in 1916 by William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg. [2] The switch actuator does not control the contacts directly, but through an intermediate arrangement of springs and ...

  6. Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide lamp - Wikipedia

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    With HMI bulbs, color temperature varies significantly with lamp age. A new bulb generally will output at a color temperature close to 15,000 K during its first few hours. As the bulb ages, the color temperature reaches its nominal value of around 5600 K or 6000 K. With age, the arc length becomes larger as more of the electrodes burn away.

  7. What is ‘toasted skin syndrome'? Heating pads and blankets ...

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    Skin changes can occur after prolonged exposure to any heat source, Camp noted, including laptops, heated car seats, hot water bottles, electric blankets, space heaters and heating pads used to ...

  8. Trapped-key interlocking - Wikipedia

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    The key can then be used to unlock the kiln door. While the key is removed from the switch interlock, a plunger from the interlock mechanically prevents the power switch from being turned on. Power cannot be re-applied to the kiln until the kiln door is locked, releasing the key, and the key is then returned to the power switch interlock. [5]

  9. Missing Girl, 17, Who Reportedly Left Home After Family ... - AOL

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    Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin, 17, of Henderson, Nevada, was reported missing since Dec. 30 after she reportedly left home following a family dispute