Mar 10, 2005 22:43
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when powered off of
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lighting control system
"Power for one [name of interface] counts as two devices toward the maximum of three devices per XXX Control Unit when ***powered off of *** Pin 2 of the MUX Link"
... how is this interface powered?
"Power for one [name of interface] counts as two devices toward the maximum of three devices per XXX Control Unit when ***powered off of *** Pin 2 of the MUX Link"
... how is this interface powered?
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Charlie Bavington
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when it takes its power from Pin 2 of the MUX link
It's a fairly vernacular but common enough way of expressing it, particularly in the spoken language. Generally, a good start is to replace "off of" with "from" to understand the meaning
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powered off by means of Pin 2 ...
This appears to be some type of circuit breaking mechanism that shuts off a Control Unit if the number of operating devices on that unit exceeds three, and where [your interface] counts as two devices when powered on.
"powered off of" is just another way of saying powered off "my means of"/via/through. It takes a newcomer to the US some time to get used to these "off of"s.
"powered off of" is just another way of saying powered off "my means of"/via/through. It takes a newcomer to the US some time to get used to these "off of"s.
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Charlie Bavington
: no, it's not do do with powering off, confusingly. Simplifying the text - Power for one [device X] counts as two devices... when powered from Pin 2. As you say, the "off of" construction is a tricky one.... :-)
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Thanks Charlie. You're right, My mind went off of the right track this time.
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