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  2. Stopcock - Wikipedia

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    Example of symbol for a stop valve. A stopcock is a form of valve used to control the flow of a liquid or gas. The term is not precise and is applied to many different types of valve. The only consistent attribute is that the valve is designed to completely stop the flow when closed fully.

  3. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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    Slot screw drives have a single horizontal indentation (the slot) in the fastener head and is driven by a "common blade" or flat-bladed screwdriver.This form was the first type of screw drive to be developed, and, for centuries, it was the simplest and cheapest to make because it can just be sawed or filed.

  4. Ball valve - Wikipedia

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    A ball valve is a flow control device which uses a hollow, perforated, and pivoting ball to control fluid flowing through it. It is open when the hole through the middle of the ball is in line with the flow inlet, and closed when it is pivoted 90 degrees by the valve handle, blocking the flow. [1]

  5. Radiator reflector - Wikipedia

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    Radiator reflector panels being installed behind a domestic radiator. A radiator reflector is a thin sheet or foil applied to the wall behind, and closely spaced from, a domestic heating radiator.

  6. Ferrite core - Wikipedia

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    However, they began to be used in vacuum tube ("valve") radios in the 1950s. They are also helpful in very low frequency (VLF) receivers, [5] and can sometimes give good results over most of the shortwave frequencies (assuming a suitable ferrite is used). They consist of a coil of wire wound around a ferrite rod core (usually several inches ...

  7. Vapor barrier - Wikipedia

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    Vapor barrier location by geographical location. Moisture or water vapor moves into building cavities in three ways: 1) With air currents, 2) By diffusion through materials, 3) By heat transfer.