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WIRE CONNECTOR [6 records]

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Record 1 2021-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
CONT

[A pad] is one of the most basic composition units of a PCB [printed circuit board] assembly. A pad is a contact point used to connect components with a via and is the point to which the components are soldered.

CONT

When soldering an electronic connector to a contact point(often called a "pad"), you generally need the following : a soldering iron capable of reaching the melting point of the solder; wire solder, with or without a flux core[, and] flux, if the wire solder does not include a flux core or if additional flux is needed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
DEF

Zone conductrice d'un circuit imprimé, perforée et utilisée entre autres pour la connexion et la fixation d'un composant.

CONT

Les pastilles de contact pour les composants d'un circuit imprimé constituent un élément essentiel pour déterminer si un composant peut être ou non soudé en toute fiabilité.

OBS

La pastille est généralement circulaire et comporte obligatoirement un trou, la plage d'accueil n'en comporte pas forcément.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
CONT

Voltea la placa de circuito para que el lado con las trazas de cobre quede mirando hacia arriba. Toca con un soldador caliente una almohadilla […] Coloca una pequeña cantidad de soldadura sobre la almohadilla [...] Extrae el soldador y deja que la almohadilla se seque.

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Component Manufacturing Equipment
  • Electric Cables
DEF

A plastic cap-like device used to splice wires.

CONT

Next, to keep all your wires connected, you’ll want to cover them with wire caps. Simply screw the caps onto the wire bundles clockwise.

OBS

marrette: Use of this term should be avoided since "Marrette" is a trademark owned by Thomas & Betts.

PHR

Pressure-type, screw-on, twist-on wire connector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement électriques
  • Câbles électriques
DEF

Pièce creuse à l'intérieur de laquelle on raccorde les conducteurs de fils électriques à relier.

CONT

Ouvrez la partie arrière de la plinthe électrique, sortez le fil électrique et libérez du capuchon de connexion [...] les deux brins.

OBS

marette; marrette : L'emploi de ces termes est déconseillé, «Marrette» étant une marque de commerce de Thomas & Betts.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Electronic Components
  • Video Technology
DEF

[A] connector, a screw-or push-on type with a central wire, [that] carries both video and audio signals combined.

OBS

Though transmission is not as high quality as that of RCA or Y/C cables, an RF connector is useful for sending the signal directly to a monitor or tv set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Composants électroniques
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Branchement que l'on peut visser ou enfoncer, muni en son centre d'un fil conducteur qui transporte les signaux audio et vidéo.

OBS

Bien que le signal transmis ne soit pas d'aussi bonne qualité que celui des connexions RCA ou S-Vidéo, le câble RF représente un moyen pratique de relier directement le signal vidéo à un écran ou à un téléviseur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Designations for commonly used modular telephone connectors. RJ-11 is the 8-pin connector used in most voice connections. RJ-45 is the 8-pin connector used for data transmission over twisted-pair telephone wire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Définissent les connecteurs téléphoniques les plus couramment utilisés. RJ11 est un connecteur à huit broches utilisé dans la plupart des connexions vocales. RJ45 est un connecteur huit broches utilisé pour les transmissions de données sur des câbles téléphoniques à paires torsadées.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Devices
  • Electrical Components
DEF

Tube-like wire connector, into which, at each end, the wire is inserted end kept in place by crimping or soldering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Composants électrotechniques
CONT

pochette de 10 manchons prolongateurs bout à bout.

Spanish

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Record 6 1984-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Interference
DEF

the power loss sustained by a transmission medium(such as a wire, coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, or integrated optical circuit component) due to the insertion of a connector between two elements, which would not occur if the media were continuous without the connector(i. e., if there were no reflected, absorbed, dispersed, or scattered power).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perturbations radio

Spanish

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