Uses
- sustain pedal linkage on Wurlitzer electric pianos
- bicycle brake and gear shift cables
- photographic shutter release cables
- automotive clutch, throttle/cruise control, emergency brake, and various latch release cables
- aircraft engine controls including throttle or power control, propeller pitch or RPM, fuel mixture, carburetor heat, and cowl flaps
- motorcycle throttle, clutch and (now rarely) brake cables
- control surfaces on small aircraft
- remote hi-hats in drum kits
- operate terminal device hook on prosthetic arms
- Lawn mower throttle and dead man's switch
- interlocking in electrical switchgear
- trigger activation for remotely located machine guns on French 1930s era Char B1 bis tanks, and for the DISA tripod used with the Madsen machine gun.
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