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  2. Flicker (light) - Wikipedia

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    In visual perception, flicker is a human-visible change in luminance of an illuminated surface or light source which can be due to fluctuations of the light source itself, or due to external causes such as due to rapid fluctuations in the voltage of the power supply (power-line flicker) or incompatibility with an external dimmer.

  3. Manual fire alarm activation - Wikipedia

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    Fire detection and alarm products placed on the market within the European Union must, following Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, conform to the European harmonized technical standard EN 54 Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems. EN 54 part 11 is the section of the mandatory standard relating to manual call points.

  4. Emergency light - Wikipedia

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    An emergency light is a battery-backed lighting device that switches on automatically when a building experiences a power outage. In the United States, emergency lights are standard in new commercial and high occupancy residential buildings, such as college dormitories , apartments , and hotels .

  5. Fire alarm call box - Wikipedia

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    When the box is activated by turning a knob or pulling a hook, a spring-loaded wheel turns, tapping out a pulsed electrical signal corresponding to the box's number. [1] A receiver at fire headquarters announces the alarm through flashing lights or tones, or via a pen recorder, and the box number is matched to a list of box locations.

  6. Fire alarm notification appliance - Wikipedia

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    A Simplex-brand fire alarm bell. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system.A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.

  7. Alarm device - Wikipedia

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    an alarm clock that sounds an alarm at a pre-set time, often used to wake a person up or remind them of an event. a fire alarm which is used to give occupants of a building early warning of a potential fire and give them time to evacuate. warning devices on a vehicle that sound when it is moving in an unexpected direction, such as reversing,

  8. Annunciator panel - Wikipedia

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    In one common alarm sequence, the light in a window will flash and a bell or horn will sound to attract the operator's attention when the alarm condition is detected. The operator can silence the alarm with a button, and the window will remain lit as long as the process is in the alarm state.

  9. Centennial Light - Wikipedia

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    The pendant light at Fire Station #6 in which the bulb is installed. The Centennial Light was originally a 60-watt bulb, but has since dimmed significantly and is now as bright as a 4-watt bulb. [7] [8] [9] The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this socket ...