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COMMON BATTERY OFFICE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

Battery located at the central office which serves the entire exchange area.

CONT

With the growth in the number of telephones in use, placing batteries at each telephone was not desirable, thus, local batteries were replaced by a central battery in exchanges serving large numbers of telephones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Commutation téléphonique
DEF

Source d'énergie continue qui alimente l'écouteur et le microphone et qui est placée dans le central téléphonique auquel l'abonné est raccordé.

CONT

Le courant de polarisation du microphone peut être fourni suivant deux méthodes différentes : - Soit à partir d'une source locale installée chez l'abonné : on dit que le poste est alimenté en batterie locale (BL) - Soit à partir d'une source extérieure, par l'intermédiaire des deux fils de ligne : on dit que le poste est alimenté en batterie centrale (BC).

Spanish

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