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More Less | | Questions answered: 5 | Sample translations submitted: 1 | English to Spanish: REPAIRING A FUSE | Source text - English
REPAIRING A FUSE
Fuses are safety devices inserted in electrical lighting, heating and power circuits. When a circuit becomes overloaded or shorted, the fuse wire, which is thinner and softer than the main circuit wires, heats and melts, automatically cutting off the electrical supply to the circuit affected – thus minimising risks of fire and shock. Repair necessities are a card of fuse-wire and a small insulated screwdriver; these should be stored near the fuse-boxes together with a torch or candles and matches.
Before opening the fuse-box, the current must be switched off at the main. Examine all the fuses in the box; the burnt one can usually be identified by a sooty smudge on the white porcelain holder. Loosen the screws in the holder and remove every piece of the old wire; wipe off the sooty deposit before replacing the burnt wire with a new piece of correct strength. The amperage is usually stamped on the side of the porcelain holder – 5 amp for lighting, 10 amp for heating, and 15 amp for power. It is dangerous to use wire stronger than the specified amperage, and only fuse-wire should be used – not hairpins or old bits of any odd wire.
Coil the ends of the new length of wire round the securing screws in the porcelain holder and under the washers, snip off the surplus ends of wire and tighten the screws. The wire should be slightly slack between the two terminals to permit normal cooling contractions after the wire becomes hot – tight wires snap easily. Replace the fuse-holders in the box and switch the current on at the main.
| Translation - Spanish
PEPARE UN FUSIBLE
Los fusibles son dispositivos de seguridad que se encuentran en los circuitos de iluminación, calefacción y corriente eléctrica. Cuando se produce una sobrecarga o un cortocircuito, el alambre del fusible, que es más delgado y frágil que los alambres del circuito principal, se calienta y derrite, cortando automáticamente el suministro de energía al circuito afectado. De esta manera, se reducen los riesgos de incendio y descargas eléctricas. Para su reparación, se necesitan un cartón con alambres fusibles y un pequeño desarmador aislante, los mismos que deberán guardarse cerca de la caja de fusibles junto con una linterna o unas velas y fósforos.
Antes de abrir la caja de fusibles, se debe interrumpir la corriente de la caja de registro. Revise todos los fusibles de la caja; el quemado generalmente se identifica por una mancha de hollín en el cartucho de porcelana. Afloje los tornillos del mismo, y retire los restos de alambre y hollín antes de reemplazar el cable quemado por uno nuevo de la potencia correcta. El amperaje por lo general está marcado en el costado del cartucho de porcelana (5 amperes para la iluminación, 10 amperes para la calefacción y 15 amperes para la corriente eléctrica). Es peligroso usar alambre con mayor potencia que la indicada y sólo debe utilizarse alambre de fusible (no horquillas o restos de cualquier otro tipo de alambre).
Finalmente, enrolle los extremos del alambre nuevo alrededor de los tornillos de seguridad en el cartucho y debajo de las arandelas; con unas pinzas, corte el excedente y ajuste los tornillos. El alambre debe estar ligeramente flojo entre las dos terminales para lograr un enfriamiento óptimo, luego de que éste se caliente (los alambres apretados se rompen fácilmente). Coloque nuevamente los cartuchos en la caja y encienda la corriente eléctrica del registro.
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