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ANCILLARY DEVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment
- Fire Warning Devices
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ancillary device
1, record 1, English, ancillary%20device
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device which has a life-safety application, and is activated by the fire alarm system, but is not part of the fire alarm system. 2, record 1, English, - ancillary%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To further clarify, an ancillary device can provide either an input function (i.e. damper position indicator, exhaust fan "on" indication), or an output function (i.e. door holders, magnetic door release, elevator homing, pressurization fan activation), but cannot activate the fire alarm system. 3, record 1, English, - ancillary%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ancillary device: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - ancillary%20device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage électrique
- Alarme-incendie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif auxiliaire
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20auxiliaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil auxiliaire 2, record 1, French, appareil%20auxiliaire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] Code canadien de l’électricité (CCE), dans la Section 32 relative aux Réseaux avertisseurs d’incendie, stipule : Les conducteurs doivent être installés de façon à être totalement indépendants de tout autre câblage et ne doivent pénétrer dans aucune canalisation [...] sauf si nécessaire pour raccordement au point d’alimentation, à un réseau de signalisation, à un dispositif auxiliaire [...] 1, record 1, French, - dispositif%20auxiliaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appareil auxiliaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - dispositif%20auxiliaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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