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cableUnit of length, used on ships, originally the length of a ship's anchor cable or 120 fathoms (219 m/720 ft), but now taken as one-tenth of a nautical mile (185.3 m/608 ft). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The scrap handler can move in an L-shaped path while being powered by an electric cable plugged into a nearby building. Over 2,000 employees laid 36 miles of temporary electric cable above ground so that power could flow again to the downtown area. Flexible, high watt electric cable heaters are available for such applications as trace heating/freeze protection, semiconductor manufacturing processes, hot runner plastic molding, packaging, tube/pipe heating, vacuum chambers and various immersion heatings. |
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