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Fahrzeugmasse

English translation: vehicle chassis ground

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German term or phrase:Fahrzeugmasse
English translation:vehicle chassis ground
Entered by: Dawn Montague

18:12 Apr 18, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Fahrzeugmasse
Used in a manual on installing auxiliary headlights on a vehicle. Word is independent of context -- used as a label (no pictures, though)
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 19:24
vehicle chassis ground
Explanation:
1. Greengauges.com Minor Gauge fitting instructions

... A to the fused side of the vehicle s ignition and B to earth/ground via the vehicle chassis/body, ie any place that will take this connection back to the ...

www.greengauges.com/help/faq11.asp

2. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996

... (a) a good electrical connection from the vehicle chassis to earth
shall be established before the tank is filled or emptied;


www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962095_en_6.htm


3. home_wind_energy:

the vehicle chassis ground is used as a conductor for the negative side of the DC circuitry. I know of no modern system which uses the earth (or water ...

csf.colorado.edu/archive/1996/energy/0742.html

4. also: earth ground
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Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 00:24
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Summary of answers provided
naVehicle ground connection/cable
lone (X)
navehicle chassis ground
Vesna Zivcic


  

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Vehicle ground connection/cable


Explanation:
Masse would probably mean ground or earth (electrical) in this text.
Hope this helps you.





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lone (X)
Canada
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Native speaker of: Danish
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Manfred Mondt
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vehicle chassis ground


Explanation:
1. Greengauges.com Minor Gauge fitting instructions

... A to the fused side of the vehicle s ignition and B to earth/ground via the vehicle chassis/body, ie any place that will take this connection back to the ...

www.greengauges.com/help/faq11.asp

2. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996

... (a) a good electrical connection from the vehicle chassis to earth
shall be established before the tank is filled or emptied;


www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962095_en_6.htm


3. home_wind_energy:

the vehicle chassis ground is used as a conductor for the negative side of the DC circuitry. I know of no modern system which uses the earth (or water ...

csf.colorado.edu/archive/1996/energy/0742.html

4. also: earth ground


    csf.colorado.edu/archive/1996/energy/0742.html
Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 00:24
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in pair: 571
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Manfred Mondt
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