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TUBE KNOB WIRING [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
DEF

An electric wiring method used at the beginning of the XXth century; open insulated wiring was installed on knob-shaped insulators and was fed through insulating ceramic tubes to cross partitions.

Key term(s)
  • tube and knob wiring

French

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

Méthode de filerie exposée, employant des boutons et des tubes en matière non conductrice, afin d'isoler la filerie des surfaces sur lesquelles elle est installée ou qu'elle traverse.

OBS

En France, on dit «poulie» plutôt que «bouton».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalación eléctrica (Elementos de edificios)
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