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French translation: capacité de rupture

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English term or phrase:	make
French translation:	capacité de rupture
Entered by:	Daphnee

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16:58 Oct 14, 2009

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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng

English term or phrase: make

Output current rating (at rated power)

inductive :

2.0A steady state, 15A make @125V ac

j'ai trouvé comme traduction sur internet
"2,0 A en régime établi, 15 A font à 125 V c.a."

mais cela me semble bizarre ...

merci d'avance

Daphnee KudoZ activity Questions: 969 (7 open) (42 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 2 France
Local time: 15:36

capacité de rupture

Explanation:
une suggestion...

c'est la valeur de l'intensité de rupture...

Interrupteur à bascule KFZ 20 A, R13-404

Interrupteurs à bascule KFZ Marche/Arrêt. Branchement par fiche plate. Témoin lumineux LED. Caractéristiques : capacité de rupture 12 VDC/20 A. Montage Ø 12,2 mm. Épaisseur maximale de la platine avant : 6 mm.

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florence metzger
France
Local time: 15:36

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merci beaucoup !
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capacité de rupture

florence metzger

(à la) fermeture

Tony M

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capacité de rupture

florence metzger
France
Local time: 15:36
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merci beaucoup !

42 mins confidence:

(à la) fermeture

Explanation:
It's not bizarre, it's just standard electrical techie-talk.

'make' means when a contact is closed (as distinct from 'break' when it is opened). Switch and relay contacts are usualyl capable of 'making' a higher current than they can break, since no current is flowing at the outset; however, once the current is flowing, breaking the circuit by opening the contacts may lead to arcing, hence why most switches etc. have a lower 'break' current than their 'make' current.

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Note added at 43 mins (2009-10-14 17:41:44 GMT)
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Yes, now 'font' is indeed bizarre! That's clearly a mis-translation by someone who doesn't know the first thing about electrical engineering!

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Note added at 55 mins (2009-10-14 17:53:43 GMT)
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However, I'm not THAT sure of the FR term, as used in specifications like this; but it should be easy enough to research, given how common this kind of specification is out there on the 'Net.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-14 18:40:33 GMT)
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Please ignore my suggestion above, Florence has come up with the correct term; I'll only leave this answer up because of the explanation, which might help some future user.

Tony M
France
Local time: 15:36
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