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WIREWORKER

Specialty Definition: WIREWORKER

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Occupations

Performs any combination of following tasks involved in cutting, stripping, taping, forming, and soldering wires or wire leads of components used in electrical and electronic units, such as communication equipment, ignition systems, electrical appliances, test equipment, or other electrical or electronic systems: Cuts wire to specified lengths, using wire cutters and ruler or measuring jig. Strips insulation from wire ends, using stripping tool. Twists wire ends and dips ends into pot of solder to prevent fraying. Solders wires to specified connectors and terminals, using soldering iron, or crimps connectors and terminals to wire ends, using handtools. Wraps numbered or colored identification tape around wires. Rolls wires of identical number or color together and attaches tag to roll. Inserts wires into plastic insulation tubing. Bends, cuts, and crimps component leads to prepare component for mounting onto printed circuit board or other assembly, using handtools. Inserts wires in automatic numbering or color-coding machine to imprint part numbers or color codes. Dips wire or component leads into paraffin solution to insulate wire and leads. Applies protective coatings onto wires, using brush. Tests wire and cable assemblies and repairs defective assemblies. May use automated equipment or bench-mounted devices to cut, strip, bend, or crimp wire. May be designated by type of wire worked as Component Lead Former (electron. comp.). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: WIREWORKER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-i-k-o-r-r-r-w-w"

-2 letters: wirework.

-3 letters: worrier.

-4 letters: rewire, rewoke, rework, worker.

-5 letters: error, rower, wirer, wrier.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: WIREWORKER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 49 52 45 57 4F 52 4B 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01001001 01010010 01000101 01010111 01001111 01010010 01001011 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#73 &#82 &#69 &#87 &#79 &#82 &#75 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0049 0052 0045 0057 004F 0052 004B 0045 0052

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

57435239574952453952

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