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DUPLEX RECEPTACLE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
DEF

A unit containing two sets of female contacts installed at an outlet for the connection of two attachment plugs.

OBS

The two devices are fed off the same branch circuit, however it is possible to have one fed directly and other one through a switch.

OBS

duplex receptacle: term standardized by CSA.

OBS

duplex receptacle: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations électriques (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Appareillage électrique
DEF

Ensemble de deux dispositifs de contact femelles montés sur un même étrier, installé à une sortie pour le branchement de deux fiches.

OBS

Les deux dispositifs sont alimentés par la même dérivation, cependant on peut les séparer de sorte que l'un soit alimenté directement et l'autre en passant par un interrupteur.

OBS

prise de courant double : terme normalisé par la CSA.

OBS

prise de courant double : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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