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  2. Smart key - Wikipedia

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    A smart key is a vehicular passive entry system developed by Siemens in 1995 and introduced by Mercedes-Benz under the name "Keyless-Go" in 1998 on the W220 S-Class, [1] after the design patent was filed by Daimler-Benz on May 17, 1997.

  3. Mid City, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation has posted Mid City signage [1] to mark the area. City installed signs are at the following intersections (from east to west): Hoover Street and Washington Boulevard, Vermont Avenue and Pico Boulevard, Western Avenue and Pico Boulevard, Normandie Avenue and the Santa Monica Freeway, and La Brea Avenue and the Santa Monica Freeway.

  4. SmartKey - Wikipedia

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    SmartKey was the first macro processing program of its type, and the first terminate-and-stay-resident program for PCs and CP/M microcomputers, their eight bit predecessors. [ 1 ] Smartkey's "keyboard definitions" were first used with the early word-processing program WordStar for such things as changing margins of screenplays .

  5. Immobiliser - Wikipedia

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    The electric immobiliser/alarm system was invented by St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbuel and patented in 1919. [2] They developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs allowing the engine to start, or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. [3]

  6. Remote starter - Wikipedia

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    A remote starter is a radio controlled device, which is installed in a vehicle by the factory or an aftermarket installer to preheat or cool the vehicle before the owner gets into it. [1] Once activated, by pushing a button on a special key chain remote, it starts the vehicle automatically for a predetermined time.

  7. Prestolite Electric - Wikipedia

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    1921 Presto Lite car battery ad from Canada. Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, electrical equipment, and services to the transportation, industrial, military, marine, agricultural and construction industries.

  8. Motor control center - Wikipedia

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    Motor control centers are usually used for low voltage three-phase alternating current motors from 208 V to 600 V. Medium-voltage motor control centers are made for large motors running at 2300 V to around 15000 V, using vacuum contactors for switching and with separate compartments for power switching and control.

  9. Motor soft starter - Wikipedia

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    A motor soft starter is a device used with AC electrical motors to temporarily reduce the load and torque in the powertrain and electric current surge of the motor during start-up. This reduces the mechanical stress on the motor and shaft, as well as the electrodynamic stresses on the attached power cables and electrical distribution network ...