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08:22 Oct 23, 2007 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Court case | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 10:15 | ||||||
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4 +3 | tracking(-over) between turns |
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4 +2 | arcing between turns |
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3 -1 | striking between coils |
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striking between coils Explanation: * -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2007-10-23 08:42:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- between "adjacent" coils |
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amorçage entre spires tracking(-over) between turns Explanation: 'amorçage' in this sort of context is usually best rendered by 'tracking' — in full, 'tracking-over', but I don't think that's strictly necessary here, where the context is clear-cut. The 'spires' here refer to different turns within the various windings; the point being that adjacent points on different turns will be a different voltages, and it is this voltage difference that can cause 'tracking' (essentially, a form of arcing) if the (special kind of!) cardboard insulation between them breaks down (i.e. doesn't insulate well enough) I don't think this is referring to tracking between windings (e.g. between primary and secondary windings) since, although this is an equally plausible phenomenon, I don't believe the use of the word 'spire' (instead of 'bobinage' etc.) in FR indicates this. |
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