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dispositivos balizadores

English translation: warning lights

18:52 Jul 6, 2009

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

Spanish term or phrase: dispositivos balizadores

This text describes a study of devices that prevent avian collisions with high-tension electrical power lines. The term appears in the title of the article:

Comparación de la eficiencia de dos ***dispositivos balizadores*** destinados a evitar la colisión de los aves con el cableado de alta tensión

Pamela Faber Benitez KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 44 Spain
Local time: 08:04

English translation:warning lights

Explanation:
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Jun 3, 2009 ... Aircraft warning lights are high-intensity lighting devices that are ... For high tension power lines, the white strobes are equipped to ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_warning_lights - Cached - Similar
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Energy Bay - Infinitenergy Solutions - Solar powered Obstruction ...
self powered air craft warning lights in high tension transmission towers. self powered air craft warning lights for communication towers. ...
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strobes on high tension lines - TractorByNet.com
I had a job with backhoe and was working near some electric high tension lines. ... Aircraft obstruction warning lights. They are usually placed on the ...
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Aircraft Warning Lights & Aviation Safety Devices, Business ...
Aircraft Warning Lights & Aviation Safety Devices Business Directory India Yellow ... Profile : Ensave- a high technology to save energy wasted in running of single ... Profile : Manufacturer of low tension (lt) electrical switchgear ...
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Selected response from:

bigedsenior
United States
Local time: 23:04

Grading comment

Thank you for your help. These devices are more in the nature of warning lights which reflect solar radiation especially so that birds can perceive it. So this is the best answer for this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

aerial marker balls

slothm

4 +1

beacons

Richard McDorman

4 +1

warning lights

bigedsenior

prevention flags

De la Cruz

beacon devices

Roxana Chirila

beacon devices

LisaMac

hazard warning systems

Chriswa

Summary of reference entries provided

Warning lights

cranesfreak

Answers

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

beacons

Explanation:
In the English translation, I would omit the "devices" and just go with "beacons." I believe that to add "devices" would be redundant in English.

A Beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.

Beacons help guide navigators to their destinations. Types of navigation beacon include radar reflectors, radio beacons, and sonic or visual signals. Visual beacons range from small, single-pile structures to large lighthouses or light stations and are located on land or in water. Lighted beacons are called lights; unlighted beacons are called daybeacons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon

Richard McDorman
United States
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

beacon devices

Explanation:
"A beacon for power lines or similar cables, intended to scare birds and/or warn them of the existence of cables and having a central body attached to the line as a clamp, equipped with side fins, arranged vertically and with a color, layout and configuration consistent with the area's terrain and fauna. For installation, a car-shaped device, equipped with an electric motor and battery-operated, has been provided, which has a beacon charger and a device for setting down the same, which is moved through the line by remote control."

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5425328.html

Roxana Chirila
Spain
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

11 mins confidence:

beacon devices

Explanation:
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Note added at 48 minutos (2009-07-06 19:40:08 GMT)
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"Beacon DEVICES" is perfectly acceptable - plenty of hits on English sites!

The circumstances of 9/11 have demanded the need for this type of recorder," former National Transportation Safety Board chairman Jim Hall said. “This (Flight 447) accident puts an exclamation point on it." Spotlight on building better ***beacon devices** .The detachable recorder emits a signal within minutes of a crash indicating its location, potentially saving days of searching and millions of dollars, said Hall, who consults for a New Jersey company, DRS Technologies, that makes the **devices***.
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f08...

The AF as well as the Navy has a number of line of sight ***beacon devices** that can be used as stand-alone emergency signaling
devices or are mounted on aviation platforms as is the case with the AF URT-33. Brooks AF has a study project on-going that
is focused on adding a 406 MHz beyond line of sight waveform to this device. They are also looking for other user desired features
such as two way voice and encrypted position location. Also the Army has purchased greater than 4000 commercial Cospas
Sarsat 406 MHZ PLB’s that are being used in Iraq for emergency personnel locator beacons for downed aviator position
location. These beacons are not secure and could be detected by enemy forces.
http://www.safeassociation.com/2008/2008_SAFE_Tentative.pdf

LisaMac
Spain
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

warning lights

bigedsenior
United States
Local time: 23:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 1059

Grading comment

Thank you for your help. These devices are more in the nature of warning lights which reflect solar radiation especially so that birds can perceive it. So this is the best answer for this context.

5 hrs confidence:

aerial marker balls

Explanation:
It has already an English name.

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5372335/description.html
Aerial marker devices are frequently used to identify power cables, guylines, antennas and similar elevated structures which otherwise might go undetected and pose a potential hazard to air, ground or water navigation. The aerial marker devices conventionally used consist of a spherical body and an attachment bracket to secure the body to a cable. These aerial marker devices are attached periodically along the length of the structure and are usually of high visibility so that they may be seen from a significant distance.
The aerial marker devices are conventionally formed from a pair of hemispherical self-supporting shells which are bolted together along an equator. The devices may vary in diameter depending upon the application but are typically between 18 and 54 inches in diameter. The installation of these devices is relatively straightforward when the structure, e.g. a power cable, is initially installed, as they can be attached to the cable prior to it being elevated. There is, however, a need to maintain such installations on a routine basis and for retrofitting aerial marker devices to existing cables which are otherwise unmarked and constitute a serious hazard to aircraft ground or water navigation.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5372335.html
Aerial marker ball and method of placement. Document Type and Number: ..... To install the aerial marker devices 22 on the power line 14 or ground line 20, ...

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5372335.html
Aerial marker ball and method of placement

http://www.avaids.com/day-making-spheres.html
Color of Sphere (Aerial Marker Ball). Standard Application. White / Red / Orange ... Power Line Maker Dimension Detail. Power Line Maker Mounting Detail ...

External organizations like the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee .... Figure 17: Aerial Marker ball installation performed by helicopter ...

http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/browse/inventions/...
AERIAL MARKER BALL AND METHOD OF PLACEMENT

http://www.dynamicbusiness.com/articles/articles-export/isra...
aerial marker ball installation and live-line insulator ...

slothm
Uruguay
Local time: 05:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 163

8 hrs confidence:

hazard warning systems

Explanation:
Could cover different types of devices:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5774088.html

Chriswa
Argentina
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

7 days confidence:

prevention flags

Explanation:
la palabra flag es bastante usada como sinonimo de indicador, es comun tambien en el español usar la palabra bandera en vez de baliza.

De la Cruz
Mexico
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Reference comments

7 hrs

Reference: Warning lights

Reference information:
Si son para evitar que las aves choquen yo no les llamaría "beacons", sino "warning lights". Ver explicacion abajo.

The use of solid red or pulsating red warning lights at night should be avoided. Current research indicates that solid or Pulsating (Beacon) red lights Attract night-migrating Birds at a much higher rate than white strobe lights. Red strobe lights have not yet been studied.
Source:www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/.../CET 226 - Communication T...
Hope it helps!!!
Saludos a todos

cranesfreak
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20