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cornes de protection ajustables

English translation: adjustable spark gaps

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French term or phrase:	cornes de protection ajustables
English translation:	adjustable spark gaps
Entered by:	Daniel Weston

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05:33 Dec 18, 2011

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French term or phrase: cornes de protection ajustables

I'm not quite sure how to translate "cornes" in this sentence:

"Les traversées autres que celles de l’enroulement en triangle ouvert seront équipées de **cornes de protection ajustables**"

Gaffs? Horns? I could not find a reference.

Thanks

Daniel Weston
United States

adjustable spark gaps

Explanation:
Common term for transformers
www.jcbenergy.com/projects/AdjustableSparkGap

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Herbie
Local time: 09:53

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adjustable horn gap arrestors

claude-andrew

adjustable spark gaps

Herbie

adjustable protection edges

narasimha CSN MURTHY

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5 hrs confidence:

adjustable protection edges

Explanation:
just a thought

narasimha CSN MURTHY
India
Local time: 13:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 27

6 hrs confidence:

adjustable horn gap arrestors

Explanation:
Device in which arcing occurs when the voltage exceeds a certain value, used for protection

Reference: http://electricalandelectronics.org/tag/horn-gap-arrester/

claude-andrew
France
Local time: 09:53
Works in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

7 hrs confidence:

adjustable spark gaps

Explanation:
Common term for transformers
www.jcbenergy.com/projects/AdjustableSparkGap

Herbie
Local time: 09:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 26

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