Huvuddelkopplare

English translation: isolation switch

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Swedish term or phrase:Huvuddelkopplare
English translation:isolation switch
Entered by: Paul Lambert

13:05 Jul 17, 2014
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Parts and equipment
Swedish term or phrase: Huvuddelkopplare
Sentence given:
"Varje maskin skall normalt ha en huvudelkopplare som tillhör maskinen och som utgör gränsen mellan maskinen och nätet."
Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 04:03
isolation switch
Explanation:
Check on Google if you have any doubts.
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George Hopkins
Local time: 04:03
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Summary of answers provided
5safety power cut-off switch
Sven Petersson
5isolation switch
George Hopkins


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
safety power cut-off switch


Explanation:
There is no such word as "Huvuddelkopplare" in the Swedish language. You are translating from a translation. Insist on getting the original text in the original source language!

I have traced the word to its German source. It was "Netztrennschalter". See:

http://www.liftket.de/dokumente/upload/66056_ba_powerliftket...
http://www.liftket.de/dokumente/upload/c5404_ba_powerliftket...
http://www.liftket.de/dokumente/upload/20c5c_ba_powerliftket...

The translation into English is also wrong! Wrong enough to cause the death of the operator of the equipment!

A good translation can be found on http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/netztren... mixed with bad (read dangerous) translations.



Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
isolation switch


Explanation:
Check on Google if you have any doubts.

George Hopkins
Local time: 04:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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