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  2. Computer case screws - Wikipedia

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    The length of hexagonal jackpost heads can vary slightly, though pairs should be identical. Generally the D-shell stands somewhat proud of these hex bolts. Occasionally the #4-40 hexagonal standoffs come loose when loosening the #4-40 screws to remove a cable, gender changer, or adapter.

  3. Battery terminal - Wikipedia

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    General Motors, and other automobile manufacturers, have also begun using side-post battery terminals, which consist of two recessed female 3/8" threads (SAE 3/8-16) into which bolts or various battery terminal adapters are to be attached. These side posts are of the same size and do not prevent incorrect polarity connections.

  4. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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    A hex screw drive uses six-sided fastener heads, and the fastener is known as a hex head cap screw. It can be turned with an adjustable wrench, combination wrench and 6- or 12-point sockets. The hex drive is better than square drive for locations where surrounding obstacles limit wrenching access, because smaller wrench-swing arcs can still ...

  5. List of battery sizes - Wikipedia

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    A common size for cells inside cordless tool battery packs. This size is also used in radio-controlled scale vehicle battery packs and some Soviet multimeters. 1 ⁄ 2-, 4 ⁄ 5 - and 5 ⁄ 4-sub-C sizes (differing in length) are also available. Soviet 332 type can be replaced with R10 (#4, 927, BF, U8) or 1.5 V elements from 3 V 2xLR10 packs ...

  6. Socket wrench - Wikipedia

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    Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint. A socket wrench (or socket spanner) is a type of spanner (or wrench [1] in North American English) that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open wrench/spanner to turn a fastener, typically in the form of a nut or bolt.

  7. Hex key - Wikipedia

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    The idea of a hex socket screw drive was probably conceived as early as the 1860s to the 1890s, but such screws were probably not manufactured until around 1910. Rybczynski (2000) describes a flurry of patents for alternative drive types in the 1860s to the 1890s in the U.S., [2] which are confirmed to include internal-wrenching square and triangle types (that is, square and triangular sockets ...

  8. List of DIN standards - Wikipedia

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    Hexagon-duty hexagon head screw plugs: Active: DIN 911: Hexagon Socket Screw Keys: Withdrawn: DIN ISO 2936: ISO 2936: DIN 912: Hexagon socket head cap screws (modified version of ISO 4762) Withdrawn: DIN EN ISO 4762, DIN EN ISO 21269: ISO 4762, ISO 21269: DIN 913: Hexagon socket set screws with flat point (ISO 4026 modified) Withdrawn: DIN EN ...

  9. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.