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Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Tranformers | | French term or phrase: le neutre | Does this just mean the "off position" or is it referring to a ground?
Toutes traversées seront au moins isolées pour le même niveau que ceux des enroulements respectifs et/ou **le neutre**. |
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| | the neutral | Explanation:
No, it most certainly does not means the off position or the ground! That would be a serious and potentially catastrophic error.
There is plenty of information about this sort of stuff already available out there on the 'Net, I strongly recommend you search out a few documents that will give you the background information you require.
Commonly referred to as just '(the) neutral', sometimes also as the 'neutral connection / conductor' etc. (as applicable) — can be both a physcial thing, and a notional concept. |
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Tony M
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19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 the neutral
Explanation:
No, it most certainly does not means the off position or the ground! That would be a serious and potentially catastrophic error.
There is plenty of information about this sort of stuff already available out there on the 'Net, I strongly recommend you search out a few documents that will give you the background information you require.
Commonly referred to as just '(the) neutral', sometimes also as the 'neutral connection / conductor' etc. (as applicable) — can be both a physcial thing, and a notional concept.
| Tony M
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Asker: I've been using "the neutral" and "neutral connection" throughout the document - I just started to wonder if it might be incorrect. I'll look for more references, as you say. Thanks
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