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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

vis plombable

English translation:

sealable (or tamper-evident) screw

Added to glossary by Adam Thomson
Jan 22, 2010 16:35
14 yrs ago
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French term

vis plombable

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
Manual describing technical operation of a hygrostat:
"Le boîtier reçoit un capot fixé par encliquetage et par une vis plomblable." (I think the source term must be "plombable". )

Maybe it's "sealing screw"?

I'd like confirmation or otherwise please.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 sealable screw
Change log

Jan 23, 2010 13:29: Tony M changed "Term asked" from "vis plomblable" to "vis plombable"

Jan 24, 2010 10:14: Adam Thomson changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/64180">Adam Thomson's</a> old entry - "vis plombable"" to ""sealable screw""

Jan 24, 2010 10:14: Adam Thomson changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/64180">Adam Thomson's</a> old entry - "vis plombable"" to ""sealable (or tamper-evident) screw""

Jan 24, 2010 10:15: Adam Thomson changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/64180">Adam Thomson's</a> old entry - "vis plombable"" to ""sealable (or tamper-evident) screw""

Discussion

jmleger Jan 22, 2010:
It used to be a lead seal.... but of course lead is now unwelcome in the environment. Since then they have figure out that a dab of paint which cracks if tampered with was just as efficient.
chris collister Jan 22, 2010:
yes, plombably.... Since hygrostats are tricky things to set up, you don't want anybody mucking up the settings. Hence the adjusting screw would be sealed (though not with lead) using a highly visible paint or anaerobic polymer sealant.

Proposed translations

+3
6 mins
French term (edited): vis plomblable
Selected

sealable screw

I belive it's a screw that allows you to put a wire through it. The wire passes through a lead seal which is stamped and makes it impossible to remove the wire without destryoing the seal. It an anti-tampering device.
Peer comment(s):
agree Chris Hall
4 mins
agree kashew : Unless it really is plomb lable! HAGWE!
17 hrs
agree Tony M : or 'tamper-evident'
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks, jmledger, for your input. Seems obvious after the clue is given!"
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