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tensiones de bloqueo directo....

English translation: forward-blocking voltage

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Spanish term or phrase:tensiones de bloqueo directo....
English translation:forward-blocking voltage
Entered by: tazdog (X)

09:40 Jun 24, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Spanish term or phrase: tensiones de bloqueo directo....
limita la tensión....bla...bla....durante las tensiones de bloque directo reaplicadas....

initially i used "during reapplied direct blocking tensions", but i don't like reapplied, and i'm not sure if 'blocking tensions' has a more technical term
anaell
Spain
Local time: 11:14
forward-blocking voltage
Explanation:
I usually translate "tensión" as voltage rather than tension. I found the following:

voltaje de bloqueo directo

Reference Andrés Magaña, Ingeniero Industrial

Definition for a silicon controlled rectifier,the voltage in the off state during which the forward bias is so much less than the forward breakover voltage that only small off-state current flows

Reference Turner,Dic.of electronics
(1)
TERM forward-blocking voltage

Reference Turner,Dic.of electronics
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

You can check out some references to "forward-blocking voltage" at the link below:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="forward block...
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Local time: 11:14
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thank-you thank-you i used to work in a shipyard and i miss having all my engineers (some quite good-looking) around me, but i think this is probably THE best site around with THE best people....thanks-again
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forward-blocking voltage


Explanation:
I usually translate "tensión" as voltage rather than tension. I found the following:

voltaje de bloqueo directo

Reference Andrés Magaña, Ingeniero Industrial

Definition for a silicon controlled rectifier,the voltage in the off state during which the forward bias is so much less than the forward breakover voltage that only small off-state current flows

Reference Turner,Dic.of electronics
(1)
TERM forward-blocking voltage

Reference Turner,Dic.of electronics
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

You can check out some references to "forward-blocking voltage" at the link below:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="forward block...


tazdog (X)
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Local time: 11:14
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thank-you thank-you i used to work in a shipyard and i miss having all my engineers (some quite good-looking) around me, but i think this is probably THE best site around with THE best people....thanks-again
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