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DIMMER CIRCUIT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hot patching 1, record 1, English, hot%20patching
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Primary circuit breakers shall protect dimmers against overload conditions. Each dimmer shall be capable of "hot patching" cold incandescent loads up to full capacity without malfunction with the control signal at full on. 2, record 1, English, - hot%20patching
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- raccordement sous-tension
1, record 1, French, raccordement%20sous%2Dtension
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalence établie d'après les explications obtenues d'un technicien en éclairage à la Société Radio-Canada et d'après la définition suivante de «sous-tension» tirée du LAROG, 1982, vol. 10, p. 10136 : «se dit d'un dispositif ou d'un circuit [...] soumis à une tension». 1, record 1, French, - raccordement%20sous%2Dtension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dimmer circuit 1, record 2, English, dimmer%20circuit
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Installations électriques (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- circuit voileur
1, record 2, French, circuit%20voileur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Theatre and Opera
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
- Lighting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- auto-transformer dimmer 1, record 3, English, auto%2Dtransformer%20dimmer
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a dimmer controlled by a lever which touches contact points and passes a magnetically induced current from a coil to a lighting circuit. 1, record 3, English, - auto%2Dtransformer%20dimmer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théâtre et Opéra
- Salles et installations de spectacles
- Éclairage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autotransformateur 1, record 3, French, autotransformateur
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--appareil permettant d'alimenter les circuits d'éclairage sous des tensions variables. 1, record 3, French, - autotransformateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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