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patte d'oie

English translation: "crow's foot" earth connection type


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French term or phrase: prise de terre type : patte d'oie
English translation:"crow's foot" earth connection type
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08:34 Jul 14, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / electrical
French term or phrase: patte d'oie
Type de prise de terre : type "patte d'oie"

relating to a lightning protection study

it looks like (sort of) as if you do a 3 with your first 3 fingers starting with your thumb.

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NewCal
New Caledonia
Local time: 18:44
Crow's foot
Explanation:
if you think of a bird, the feet look the same as the shape you explained. It seems to make sense to me.
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xxxmisskirstymu
Local time: 08:44
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Patte-d'oie
Crow's foot


Explanation:
if you think of a bird, the feet look the same as the shape you explained. It seems to make sense to me.

xxxmisskirstymu
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, this is a common way of laying out earth wiring (cover maximum area with minimum wire/digging) I don't know this term specifically, but it certainly makes a lot of sense.
2 mins

agree  DocteurPC: also GDT if not in this sense, but it does make sense - another expression is triangle
9 hrs
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Jul 14, 2005 - Changes made by Maria Karra:
Term asked\"patte d\'oie\" => patte d\'oie


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