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SERIES-IN-PARALLEL CIRCUIT [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

A method of connecting together a number of a detonators which are to be fired electrically in one blast. The detonators are connected in parallel in a number of groups and these parallel groups in turn connected in series.

Key term(s)
  • parallel in series

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Circuits en séries parallèles. Ce mode de branchement consiste à relier un certain nombre d'amorces en deux ou plusieurs séries qui elles-mêmes sont reliées en parallèle à la ligne de tir. Ce procédé permet le tir d'un grand nombre d'amorces en employant une source de courant raisonnable et rend possible aussi la vérification du circuit au complet, ainsi que celles des séries individuelles à l'aide d'un galvanomètre [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo con explosivos (Explotación minera)
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