| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Equipment installer | Occupations | 1: Installs equipment used to select, connect, and disconnect telephone lines in telephone company central office, following diagrams and using handtools and power tools: Positions switching and power apparatus according to floor plans, using chain hoist when necessary. Connects outgoing and incoming telephone trunk lines to central office equipment, using handtools and following diagrams. Connects and solders wires, using soldering iron. Tests operation of equipment after installation, using electrical testing equipment, such as electrical pulse repeaters and ohmmeters. (references) | |
| 2: Installs electronic control panels and related mechanical or electrical equipment, such as motor generator units, battery chargers, utility reels, and darkroom equipment, in panel trucks following blueprint specifications: Measures distances with rule to lay out work in body of truck. Drills holes and bolts metal framework and supports in place, using electric drill and wrenches. Cuts, drills, and fits brackets, supports, covers, and fixtures from metal sheet, strap or bar stock, using metal cutting saws, drill press, grinders, and files. Bolts and screws control panels and assembled operating units to framework. Connects electrical wiring and cables, using electricians' handtools. Installs lighting fixtures, outlets, switches, wall boxes, and terminal boards. (references) | |||
| 3: Installs telegraphic transmitting and receiving equipment in telegraph company offices and on customers' premises, following floor-plan sketches and wiring diagrams: Installs and connects equipment, such as teletypewriters, tickers, facsimile-recording devices, and reperforators, using handtools and soldering iron. Tests equipment for circuit continuity, using testing instruments, such as voltmeter and ohmmeter. May wire and assemble equipment prior to installation [ASSEMBLER (tel. & tel.)]. May be designated according to equipment installed as Call-Box Wirer (tel. & tel.); Telegraphic-Typewriter Installer (tel. & tel.); Telegraph-Repeater Installer (tel. & tel.); Teletype Installer (tel. & tel.); Ticker Installer (tel. & tel.); Time-Signal Wirer (tel. & tel.). (references) | |||
| 4: Installs, maintains, and repairs electrical and mechanical equipment (other than automatic or manual transmitting and receiving equipment) in central office of telegraph company, according to written and graphic specifications: Installs and wires equipment, such as clocks, switching apparatus, repeaters, relays, conveyor belts, and pneumatic tubes, using handtools, power tools, soldering equipment, metal fasteners, and brackets. Tests installed equipment for circuit continuity and operational performance, using testing devices, such as ohmmeter and voltmeter. (references) | |||
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