Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
disjoncteur avec déclencheur
English translation:
circuit-breaker with trip OR trigger unit
French term
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disjoncteur
OK, so what is the difference between déclencheur and disjoncteur? There are both circuit breakers, are they not?
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Tony M
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| 4 | (circuit) breaker |
chaplin
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| 4 | [circuit] breaker |
Jean-Jacques Granas
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| 5 -1 | SWTCH On/Off POWER (Local, Sectorial , Regonal...) |
Loubna Benkirane
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Proposed translations
circuit-breaker
HOWEVER, please note that a 'déclencheur' is NOT, in itself, a circuit breaker. Nowadays, the actual current-carrying contact 'switch' part of the breaker is increasingly being separated from the triggering device that operates it, so that different kinds of device can be used (different sensing, remote tripping, and even resetters). So the 'déclencheur' is in fact just the 'trigger unit' --- note that different manufacturers use different terms here, and there is also some difference found depedning on the scale of these items. It would be advisable to do a bit of Googling to find the whole range of terms used, and which one will be most suitable for your specific context.
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Note added at 7 hrs 19 mins (2005-06-03 06:22:38 GMT)
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The \'switching back on\' device (resetter, etc.) mentioned by Loubna is in fact a \'réenclencheur\', so it\'s very important not to get them muddled up!!!
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Note added at 8 hrs 24 mins (2005-06-03 07:27:51 GMT)
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As David has suggested, \'trip unit\' is another good solution for \'déclencheur\'
Susan\'s suggestion of \'trip switch\' is interesting, but I am a little wary of it, simply because a \'trip switch\' does exist as an entirely different device in its own right, so for technical clarity, I would avoid using it here; but of course, a \'déclencheur\' is indeed a device intended to \'trip\' a certain kind of \'switch\'.
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[circuit] breaker
It can both set something off, or cut something out. The disjoncteur, as the name implies, ruptures a juncture. :-) Simply ripping ...
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SWTCH On/Off POWER (Local, Sectorial , Regonal...)
- Aprés un Court circuit==> Disjoncteur (Go down)
- Aprés un Peprise du courant==> Déclencheur (to switch on to move from 0 to 1)
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