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2. Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia

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   Animation of heat-shrink tubing, before and after shrinking. Heat-shrink tubing (or, commonly, heat shrink or heatshrink) is a shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires, providing abrasion resistance and environmental protection for stranded and solid wire conductors, connections, joints and terminals in electrical wiring.

3. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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   Although the actual wire covering may have degraded over the decades, the porcelain standoffs have a nearly unlimited lifespan and will keep any bare wires safely insulated. Today, porcelain standoffs are still commonly used with bare-wire electric fencing for livestock, and such porcelain standoffs carry far higher voltage surges without risk ...

4. Residual-current device - Wikipedia

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   A residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) [a] is an electrical safety device that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing through a conductor is not equal and opposite in both directions, therefore indicating leakage current to ground or current flowing to another powered conductor.

5. Anderson Powerpole - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 October 2024. Family of electrical connectors Anderson Powerpole Anderson Powerpole 15/30/45 ampere housings and contacts (front view) Type Electrical connector The Anderson Powerpole is a family of electrical connectors by Anderson Power Products (APP), although plug compatible connectors are now ...

6. Heat-shrinkable sleeve - Wikipedia

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   The first heat-shrinkable sleeves were introduced [when?] as polyethylene pipeline coatings started to replace bituminous or tape coatings in the oil and gas industry. At the time, the processing for polyethylene to make the sleeve backing was new technology and the adhesives used in sleeves were much the same as those used on pipeline coating.

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