Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
voyant d'huile
English translation:
oil sight glass / level indicator / warning light
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jul 30, 2009 10:26
15 yrs ago
French term
voyants d'huile
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
air-conditioning
Another term from a list of checks to be carried out by an engineer on a chilled water unit
"Contrôle niveau et état aux voyants d'huile"
Is this just oil indicator?
"Contrôle niveau et état aux voyants d'huile"
Is this just oil indicator?
Proposed translations
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3 +3 | oil warning lights / sight glasses |
Tony M
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4 | oil gauges |
JC Translating
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3 | oil (level) indicators |
kashew
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Aug 6, 2009 10:46: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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oil warning lights / sight glasses
Once again, the source term is ambiguous, and only more intimate knowledge of the actual equipment will enable you to decide.
If it is indeed some kind of indicator light, I'd be inclined to say 'warning', as long as that is indeed the function — usually, a warning light comes on to indicate for example, that the oil level ,is low. However, it is by no means impossible that on this specific equipment, there is an indicator light to say that all is well.
However, a 'voyant' can also be some kind of sight glass, the sort of thing often found on larger installations.
If it is indeed some kind of indicator light, I'd be inclined to say 'warning', as long as that is indeed the function — usually, a warning light comes on to indicate for example, that the oil level ,is low. However, it is by no means impossible that on this specific equipment, there is an indicator light to say that all is well.
However, a 'voyant' can also be some kind of sight glass, the sort of thing often found on larger installations.
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French term (edited):
voyants d\'huile
oil gauges
Oil gauge (or indicator) seems good to me. Most chillers I've worked with simply have an oil level gauge in the form of a vertical glass tube. The engineer simply carries out a visual check and fills if necessary.
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oil (level) indicators
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