Freilaufdiode

English translation: free-wheeling diode

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German term or phrase:Freilaufdiode
English translation:free-wheeling diode
Entered by: JANOS SAMU

02:16 Jan 31, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Freilaufdiode
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JANOS SAMU
United States
Local time: 04:33
free-wheeling diode
Explanation:
Hallo Janos,

Free-wheeling diode is the most common translation. I've also found "free-running diode" but that is much less common.

Cheers
Claudia
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Claudia Tomaschek
Local time: 13:33
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free-wheeling diode


Explanation:
Hallo Janos,

Free-wheeling diode is the most common translation. I've also found "free-running diode" but that is much less common.

Cheers
Claudia

Claudia Tomaschek
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 602
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Tietge: Correct and verified with Routledge.
35 mins

agree  John Kinory (X)
3 hrs

agree  Mary Worby: Confirmed by Siemens, which has it as one word (freewheeling) although a Google search suggests the two-word form is more common (-:
6 hrs

agree  jccantrell: See this link: http://www.powerdesigners.com/InfoWeb/resources/pe_html/ch02...
13 hrs

agree  ninasc (X)
17 hrs

agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
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