(electrical connections)
11electrical switch — noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit • Syn: ↑switch, ↑electric switch • Derivationally related forms: ↑switch (for: ↑switch) • H …
12Insulator (electrical) — Ceramic insulator at railways Conducting copper wire insulate …
13National Electrical Code — The National Electrical Code, 2008 edition The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment. The NEC, while having no legally binding regulation as… …
14Functional electrical stimulation — (commonly abbreviated as FES) is a technique that uses electrical currents to activate nerves innervating extremities affected by paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI), head injury, stroke or other neurological disorders, restoring… …
15Common electrical adaptors in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom — This page covers electrical adaptors that are common in the UK, as well as regions where British wiring is in use, such as Hong Kong. Modern British adaptors should always have shutters over the live and neutral holes. Whilst the lack of shutters …
16SEE Electrical Expert — Overview=SEE Electrical Expert is a high end professional [Electrical CAD] package published by the IGE+XAO Group. SEE Electrical Expert is born from the merging of IGE+XAO s former packages SEE 3000 and SEE 4000.SEE Electrical Expert includes… …
17Daisy chain (electrical engineering) — In electrical and electronic engineering a daisy chain is a wiring scheme in which multiple devices are wired together in sequence or in a ring.[1] Other than a full, single loop, systems which contain internal loops cannot be called daisy chains …
18Inverter (electrical) — An inverter is an electrical device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC)[1]; the converted AC can be at any required voltage and frequency with the use of appropriate transformers, switching, and control circuits. Solid… …
19Gender of connectors and fasteners — A male threaded pipe, left, and female threaded elbow. In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each half of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female. The female connector is …
20Cryptanalysis of the Enigma — enabled the western Allies in World War II to read substantial amounts of secret Morse coded radio communications of the Axis powers that had been enciphered using Enigma machines. This yielded military intelligence which, along with that from… …
