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Record 1 1987-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
DEF

A rotary switch consisting of a fixed outer disk (stator) and a rotating inner disk (rotor), both equipped with contacts to provide two or more circuit combinations.

OBS

The above is an adaptation of the IEC definition for "wafer".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique
DEF

Commutateur rotatif comprenant un disque fixe (stator) et un disque tournant (rotor) équipés de contacts pouvant combiner des circuits de façon diverses.

OBS

La définition ci-dessus est une adaptation de celle qui s'applique à "galette" dans le Dictionnaire de la CEI.

OBS

Plusieurs galettes peuvent être montées sur l'axe d'un commutateur de façon à tourner ensemble, il s'agit alors d'un "commutateur à galettes".

Spanish

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