• 5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina...
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  • "I'm on Fire" is a single by the band 5000 Volts. In Germany, the single was released under the group name Airbus (on Epic Records). It peaked at number...
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  • Doctor Kiss Kiss is the second hit single by British Disco Band 5000 Volts. It reached number 8 in the UK singles chart in August 1976. It peaked at number...
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  • Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". Charles provided the lead vocals for 5000 Volts' 1975 disco hit single "I'm on Fire". Although not publicly acknowledged...
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    Vacuum contactors are also widely used at medium voltages from 1000 to 5000 volts, effectively displacing oil-filled circuit breakers in many applications...
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    Zebras Don't Smoke – Inflatable Noise (2022) Ride the Tiger (2015) 5000 Volts5000 Volts (1976) John Howard – "I Can Breathe Again" / "You Take My Breath...
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  • adopted in the late 1960s), she succeeded Tina Charles as frontwoman of 5000 Volts. A year later, she joined Joan Littlewood’s drama school at the Theatre...
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    moved on to the London pub circuit. In 1977 he joined pop disco group 5000 Volts, and the group toured the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and South Africa and...
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    3000 amperes to 45,000 amperes, and rated for voltages from 5000 volts up to about 35,000 volts. In the larger current ratings, dry air is forced through...
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    capacity of BNC and MHV connectors. Standard SHV connectors are rated for 5000 volts DC and 5 amperes, although higher-voltage versions (to 20 kV) are also...
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    Vacuum variable capacitors are commonly used in high-voltage applications: 5000 volts (5 kV) and above. They are used in equipment such as high-powered broadcast...
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  • across the diode with respect to current flow. Up to 3000 amperes and 5000 volts in a single silicon device. High voltage requires multiple series silicon...
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  • Thin Line" was written by Andre Pessis and Kevin Wells (of Clover, then 5000 Volts). The Sacramento Bee thought the song was about a veteran's post-war stress...
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  • seven years and had sung lead on the international hit "I'm on Fire" by 5000 Volts (1975), but her contribution was unacknowledged, with Luan Peters cited...
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  • album Born in the USA. I'm on Fire may also refer to: "I'm on Fire" (5000 Volts song), 1975 "I'm on Fire", a song from Barry White's 1979 album The Message...
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    switch currents of up to about 3000 amperes and voltages up to about 5000 volts. Commutation time of less than 1 nanosecond can be achieved, with a delay...
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    each propeller shaft and each was rated at 35,200 kilowatts (47,200 hp), 5000 volts and 4620 amps of direct current (DC). Each of the four AC alternators...
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  • a singer who had had some success singing lead vocals for the group 5000 Volts. The first single they worked together, "You Set My Heart on Fire", clinched...
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    the Moon", a number 4 hit in 1965. Tina Charles was in the line-up of 5000 Volts until this year; the group had one top 10 single, "I'm on Fire", in 1975...
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  • Reason" (1975) Leon Haywood – "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" (1975) 5000 Volts – "I'm on Fire" (1975) C. W. McCall – "Convoy" (1976) The Road Apples...
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  • References 101 Strings "Disco Fever" (1979), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1979) 5000 Volts "I'm On Fire" (1975) (lead vocal performed by Tina Charles), "Dr Kiss...
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  • November 14 November 21 November 28 November 5 December "I'm on Fire" 5000 Volts 12 December "Lady Bump" Penny McLean 19 December 26 December "Dolannes-Melodie"...
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    each propeller shaft and each was rated at 35,200 kilowatts (47,200 hp), 5000 volts and 4620 amps of direct current (DC). Each of the four AC alternators...
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    which is charged to a relatively high voltage (generally between 250 and 5000 volts), using a step up transformer and a rectifier. The gas, however, exhibits...
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  • Carrott (28 August) Bimbo Jet (28 August) Chris Spedding (28 August) 5000 Volts (4 September) Dan McCafferty (4 September) Al Matthews (4 September) Disco...
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    wayleave for building under streets was free. Power was generated at 5000 volts at 33+1⁄3 Hertz from six 850 kW generators at Wood Lane. Although the...
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    the Ground" 6 — Jasper Carrott 1 "Funky Moped"/"Magic Roundabout" 5 — 5000 Volts 1 "I'm on Fire" 4 — Carl Malcolm 1 "Fattie Bum-Bum" 8 — George Baker Selection...
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  • Later in his career, Des worked as musical director for Shirley Bassey, 5000 Volts, and Tony Monopoly, before finally taking a regular day job with the Orchestration...
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  • Swing Your Daddy, contained three more singles in "I'm on Fire" (covering 5000 Volts; it made number 78 in the U.S.), "House of Strangers" and "Put Out the...
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  • "Paloma Blanca" George Baker Selection 19 January 1976 (4w) "I'm on Fire" 5000 Volts 16 February 1976 (6w) "Moviestar" Harpo 29 March 1976 (8w) "Vi åk bättre...
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