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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

An active camming chock [containing] either three or four quarter-circle metal cams ... connected to the rest of the unit by an axle (or two) ... held in position by a [solid] stem containing a trigger mechanism.  1, record 1, English, - solid%2Dstemmed%20active%20cam

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Note that solid-stemmed active cams are not made for horizontal or diagonal cracks. Rigged normally, a solid stem that juts out of such a crack will severely bend when a load is placed on it.  1, record 1, English, - solid%2Dstemmed%20active%20cam

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The active cam's stem also affects its stability ... A short, solid stem is more likely to ... "walk" into the crack, losing its secure position. Despite potential stability problems ... the solid stem not only makes a strong connection; it also makes retracting the trigger bar very easy.  1, record 1, English, - solid%2Dstemmed%20active%20cam

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Pour distinguer les coinceurs mécaniques montés sur les barres centrales rigides de ceux montés sur les câbles flexibles, on a trouvé la locution «modèles rigides», ce qui a amené à la proposition du terme «coinceur mécanique rigide». Aussi par analogie avec le terme «coinceur mécanique flexible».  1, record 1, French, - coinceur%20m%C3%A9canique%20rigide

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish