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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

conducteur de drainage

English translation:

drain conductor

Added to glossary by mediamatrix (X)
Mar 31, 2009 19:55
15 yrs ago
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French term

Conducteur de drainage

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
I'm currently immersed in documentation about the properties of various cables. I have found "Drainage conductor" as a possible translation of the above terms, but it only yields a conspicuously small number of Google hits... and my instincts are telling me to avoid it. Does anybody have any better suggestions?

Sincerest thanks, as ever...
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 drain conductor
Change log

Apr 14, 2009 09:09: mediamatrix (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Josh Ord-Hume (asker) Mar 31, 2009:
The term figures in a long list of cable specifications. They are 5.1 mm diameter, shielded (aluminium/polyester foil shielded) cables for electrically wiring the various devices that make up a door entry/security system.
Jennifer Levey Mar 31, 2009:
Please provided more context. How is 'conducteur de drainage' used in your document? And what sort of cables are we talking about (electric power, electronic wiring? other?)

Proposed translations

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drain conductor

It refers to a bare wire running between the screen and outer protective sheath - in particular in cables that have foil screens - to ensure end-to-end conductivity of the screen so it can be used to make reliable ground/earth connections.

PDF] GRR00381.09-[CN]CABLE PROD SHFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
centre an OFHC drain conductor which touches the radio-frequency-tight screening foil ... polyethylene foam, surrounded by a tinned copper screen. The cable ...
www.iaguk.co.uk/tag/CABLE_LEAFLET.pdf - Similar pages
Connector for shielded pair cable with grounding drain conductor ...A connector for a shielded pair type cable with grounding drain conductor ... drain conductor 4, a metal shield 5 forming an electromagnetic screen for the ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/5180314.html - Similar pages
by C Gelin - 1993 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
Shielded radio frequency transmission cable having propagation ...2576163, Concentric conductor electric cable with magnetic screen .... et al.; disclose embedding a drain conductor in a semi-conducting cable jacket to ...
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by KL Smith - 1987 - Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 2 versions
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[PDF] Marine Cables Instrumentation Cables es Armoured Instrumentation ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Drain conductor. > Sheath. Extruded black halogen free polyolefine, SHF1 ... 50 nF/km. Loop inductance. 0, 7 mH/km. Size. Conductor. Screen. Cable. Bending ...
www.fi.prysmian.com/export/sites/prysmian-fiFI/attach/pdf/M... - Similar pages
Modern dictionary of electronics - Google Books Resultby Rudolf F. Graf - 1999 - Technology & Engineering - 869 pages
... by the operation of protection equipment. drain conductor — A conductor in ... It touches the shield throughout the cable, and therefore may be used in ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0750698667...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Nils Andersson : If the comments are correct above, then the normal term in English is "ground wire". Really.
2 hrs
No. A 'drain wire' ensures conductivity along a cable. A 'ground wire' is totally different - it provides conductivity to ground/earth.
agree Bourth (X) : Though I'd imagined it as part of a semiconductor.
9 hrs
agree Terry Richards : "Drain wire". It ensures connectivity if the foil shield breaks into sections.
10 hrs
agree Charles Hawtrey (X) : Spot on. The foil is not continuous right along the cable - it's a series of pieces, unlike a wire.
14 hrs
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