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interruptor volante

English translation: (in-line) cord switch


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03:28 Apr 5, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Spanish term or phrase: interruptor volante
In the picture I have, this appears to be a switch hanging from a cord, so I thought of hanging switch, but I also found this <http://www.todomercado.com/Electricidad/Interruptor-volante-...> which seems just to be an on/off switch. Does anyone know a better name for it?
Thanks.
Jill Ananyi
United States
Local time: 06:32
English translation:(in-line) cord switch
Explanation:
interruptor volante -> (in-line) cord switch
how about this translation?

Here comes a technical explanation:
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...

and here an item for sale:
http://www.northjerseymall.com/Mall/Catalog/Product/ASP/prod...


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Note added at 55 mins (2009-04-05 04:23:58 GMT)
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another in-line cord switch (that resembles more the results you get with google while searching for pictures :) )
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DT102.html
Selected response from:

Magdalena Janik-Hernández
United States
Local time: 12:32
Grading comment
Thank you, Magdalena. You references did indeed include pictures that matched the one in my document.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1(in-line) cord switch
Magdalena Janik-Hernández
4(hanging) cord switch
Eng2Span


  

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(hanging) cord switch


Explanation:
Those are cord switches. If you want to be specific you can say "hanging cord switches", an alternative is "line switch", but it's not as commonly known, and are not usually placed hanging but rather "in-line". If you want to be original you can say "tethered switch" which really paints the picture accurately, but would not be known as such in any product searches. :-)

Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 06:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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(in-line) cord switch


Explanation:
interruptor volante -> (in-line) cord switch
how about this translation?

Here comes a technical explanation:
http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...

and here an item for sale:
http://www.northjerseymall.com/Mall/Catalog/Product/ASP/prod...


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Note added at 55 mins (2009-04-05 04:23:58 GMT)
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another in-line cord switch (that resembles more the results you get with google while searching for pictures :) )
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DT102.html

Magdalena Janik-Hernández
United States
Local time: 12:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, Magdalena. You references did indeed include pictures that matched the one in my document.

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