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INTERRUPTOR FLOTADOR [1 record]

Record 1 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A switch in a circuit that is opened or closed by the action of a float and that maintains the level of liquid in a vessel in a predetermined range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Automate muni d'un flotteur dont les manœuvres de contact se produisent lorsque le liquide a un niveau déterminé.

CONT

Deux interrupteurs à flotteur définissent deux niveaux de fonctionnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
  • Tratamiento del agua
CONT

[...] en los interruptores de flotador, la bajada del nivel de agua hace que un flotador establezca contacto entre los bornes del circuito que alimenta una bomba, mientras que, al llenarse el depósito, el mismo flotador interrumpe el paso de la corriente eléctrica y para la bomba.

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