Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

CdP = (bouton) coup de poing

English translation:

emergency stop button

Added to glossary by Tony M
Jul 26, 2006 07:09
18 yrs ago
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French term

CdP

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
In an schematic diagram for an electrical circuit.

Different labels with CdP:
CdP boite à BP
CdP Armoire
MTIA

Discussion

TNTraduction (X) (asker) Jul 26, 2006:
Many thanks David for your comments. Each of the labels appears to refer to a single component in the diagrams.
David Goward Jul 26, 2006:
BTW, at the risk of stating the obvious, "boîte à BP" and "boîte à boutons" are the same thing - BP is "boutons-poussoirs" here.
David Goward Jul 26, 2006:
Do these labels appear to indicate a single component in the diagram or a part of the diagram? Terry may well be on the right lines but, if it covers more than a single component, it could be "circuit de...".
TNTraduction (X) (asker) Jul 26, 2006:
Also CdP boite à bouton

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): CdP = coup de poing
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emergency stop button

These are those big red things you hit to stop the machine in a hurry
Note from asker:
Yes, this makes sense. The machine seems to have Emergency stop buttons everywhere ! I confirm they call it Coup de poing in the original texte
Peer comment(s):

agree Terry Richards : Makes sense - one on the main switch box and one on the control panel.
4 mins
Thanks, Terry! Yes, indeed that's precisely what it is.
agree David Goward : Good thinking!
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Thanks, David!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you everybody !"
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Block diagram

My interpretation: Circuit de Principe. A guess
Peer comment(s):

neutral David Goward : As this is a component in or a part of a wiring diagram, I think "block diagram" is unlikely. Isn't your "confidence level" a little high for a guess?
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Power Connector

Connecteur de Puissance?
or power cable? Câble de Puissance?

It seems to be connecting the right things to have something to do with power.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-26 10:06:37 GMT)
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I like Tony's answer better. I'll leave this one visible but I really think he is right.
Peer comment(s):

neutral David Sirett : or condensateur de puissance, or ...
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