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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

A control having only two positions of action, such as on-off or open-closed.

OBS

It generally includes an electric switch mechanism which makes and breaks circuits at the two extremes of its control range, this being known as two position action.

OBS

two-position control; two-step control: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Machines frigorifiques
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
OBS

commande par tout ou rien : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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