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step-up transformer [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transformers
OBS

step-up transformer: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • step up transformer
  • step up voltage transformer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformateurs
OBS

transformateur élévateur de tension; transformateur élévateur : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Transformers
DEF

A device which provides high-voltage spark which will cause ignition.

CONT

The ignition transformer, commonly known as a step-up transformer, is used to step up the voltage to 5,000 V in order to jump the gap at the end of the ignition electrode. Ignition transformers are quite trouble-free, and require only that the primary voltage correspond to that of the transformer, that the electrical connections be clean and tight, and that the secondary terminals be kept clean. If the secondary terminal post becomes fouled with soot, dust, or foreign matter, the high-tension spark can easily short circuit to the transformer case, resulting in no spark at the ignition electrode. A transformer in good condition should cause the spark to jump a gap of no less than 1/4 in.

OBS

In the automotive field this device is called the "ignition coil".

Key term(s)
  • step-up transformer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Transformateurs
CONT

Chauffage [...] Dispositif d'allumage électrique. Il se compose d'un transformateur d'allumage, de 2 câbles d'allumage, 2 isolateurs en porcelaine et 2 électrodes entre lesquelles jaillit l'étincelle d'allumage du mélange air-fuel. Le transformateur produit une tension comprise entre 10 000 et 12 000 V. Il est important que le réglage soit correct.

OBS

En mécanique automobile, ce dispositif s'appelle «bobine d'allumage».

Spanish

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