Cable
An electrical cable is made of two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single assembly, the ends of which can be connected to two devices, enabling the transfer of electrical signals from one device to the other. Cables are used for a wide range of purposes, and each must be tailored for that purpose. Cables are used extensively in electronic devices for power and signal circuits. Long-distance communication takes place over undersea cables. Power cables are used for bulk transmission of alternating and direct current power, especially using high-voltage cable. Electrical cables are extensively used in building wiring for lighting, power and control circuits permanently installed in buildings. Since all the circuit conductors required can be installed in a cable at one time, installation labor is saved compared to certain other wiring methods.
The term originally referred to a nautical line of specific length where multiple ropes, each laid clockwise, are then laid together anti-clockwise and shackled to produce a strong thick line, resistant to water absorption, that was used to anchor large ships. In mechanics, cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling, and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry electric currents. An optical cable contains one or more optical fibers in a protective jacket that supports the fibers.
Cable length
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the age of sail. The definition varies:
- The traditional British fathom varied from 5½ feet to 7 feet in the Merchant Navy.
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Cable (British band)
Cable were a British indie rock band originally from Derby, UK who released 3 albums in the late '90s: Down-Lift the Up-Trodden ('96), When Animals Attack ('97), and Sub-Lingual ('99), on Infectious Records. The band split up in 1999.
Formed in 1992 by Matt Bagguley and Darius Hinks, Cable were initially inspired by the art-rock leanings of indie-labels such as Touch and Go, Dischord, Blast First, Southern Records and Shimmy Disc, and also UK artists such as Spacemen 3 & My Bloody Valentine. The first settled line-up was Matt Bagguley (vocals/guitar), Darius Hinks (guitar), Pete Darrington (bass), Neil Cooper (drums) and throughout 1993 the band played regularly with underground acts from the U.S (such as Medicine, Polvo, Truman's Water, Rocket From The Crypt..) In early '94 their debut single "Sale of the Century" was released on 7", by Derby-based indie-label Krunch! Records. Radio 1 DJ John Peel played it immediately on his show saying it was the best thing he'd heard that week and phoned the band during the show to invite them to record a session. John Peel remained a loyal fan from that moment on, and altogether the band recorded 4 Peel Sessions.
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ALBUMS
- The Failed Convict released: 2009
Cable
ALBUMS
- Last Call released: 2006
- Pigs Never Fly released: 2004
- Never Trust a Gemini released: 2003
- Northern Failures released: 2001
- Gutter Queen released: 1999
- Variable Speed Drive released: 1997
Cable
ALBUMS
- Sub-lingual released: 1999
- When Animals Attack released: 1997
- Soundbites released:
- From Here You Can See Yourself released:
- Down-Lift The Up-Trodden released:
Cable
ALBUMS
- On the Lam released: 2006
- Altitude, Volume One released: 2005
- Remote Viewing / Sleep Diver released: 2005
- Midnight / Port Cottiers released: 2002
- Universal Livewire, Volume 1: EP released: 2002
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ALBUMS
- Sounds of LuvDisaster Vol. 1 released: 2011
- Shadow Boxing Rmx released: 2007
- DJ Marky & Friends: The Master Plan released: 2007
- Burning / Soul of Sagittarius released: 2007
- My Reason to Live / All About the News released: 2006
- The Horsemen: Apocalypse released: 2005
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Planet Caravan
by: CableWe sail,
through endless skies,
stars shine like eyes,
the black night sighs.
The moon,
in silver trees,
falls down in tears,
light of the night.
The Earth,
a purple blaze,
of sapphire haze,
in orbit always.
While down,
below the trees,
bathed in a coll breeze,
silver starlight breaks down the night.
And so,
we pass on by,
the crimson eye,
of great god Mars,
as we travel...
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