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  2. Rotary dial - Wikipedia

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    In the late 19th century, the dial was refined to operate automatically by a recoil spring. The user selected the digit to be dialed, rotated the dial to the finger stop, then released it. The spring caused the dial to rotate back to its home position during which time constant speed was maintained with a centrifugal governor.

  3. Rotary combination lock - Wikipedia

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    As the dial rotates, there will not be enough space for the drive pin on the cam to pass the fly on that face of the first wheel closest to the cam, and so the first wheel will begin to rotate with the dial once the drive pin on the cam engages the fly of the first wheel. The first wheel (closest to the cam) is said to be picked up when this ...

  4. Combination lock - Wikipedia

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    A Wordlock letter combination lock.. A combination lock is a type of locking device in which a sequence of symbols, usually numbers, is used to open the lock. The sequence may be entered using a single rotating dial which interacts with several discs or cams, by using a set of several rotating discs with inscribed symbols which directly interact with the locking mechanism, or through an ...

  5. Pulse dialing - Wikipedia

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    The model 500 rotary dial telephone by Western Electric was a pulse-dialing instrument.. Pulse dialing is a signaling technology in telecommunications in which a direct current local loop circuit is interrupted according to a defined coding system for each signal transmitted, usually a digit.

  6. Blue box - Wikipedia

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    The rotary dial was introduced around 1904 to operate these switches; the dial repeatedly rapidly connects and disconnects the line, a process known as pulse dialing. In common systems, these periodic changes in voltage caused a stepper motor to rotate one position for each pulse of a digit, with longer pauses to switch from one rotary switch ...

  7. Add access phone numbers to AOL Dialer

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    The steps to add new access numbers may differ depending on the version of AOL Dialer installed on your computer. If you're using ACS, you'll want to download the latest version of AOL Dialer here. Connect an access number to AOL Dialer. 1. Click Connection Settings from the mail AOL Dialer page and follow the prompts. 2.

  8. Telephone keypad - Wikipedia

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    Telephone with letters on its rotary dial (1950s, UK) The layout of the digit keys is different from that commonly appearing on calculators and numeric keypads.This layout was chosen after extensive human factors testing at Bell Labs.

  9. Troubleshoot a dial-up connection - AOL Help

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    An active internet connection is required to be able to access all the best that America Online® offers. If you're using dial-up internet and can't connect, try the following troubleshooting steps: Check the dial tone - If you DO have one, it's likely the problem has something to do with your computer. If you DON'T, it's likely the problem has ...