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CABLE TRACEUR [2 records]

Record 1 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Cables
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Polyethylene pipe is a non-conductor of electricity. Bury a suitable tracer wire with the pipe if detection is necessary. Do not use the pipe as an electrical ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles électriques
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

Les tuyaux en polyéthylène ne sont pas conducteurs d’électricité. S’ il faut installer un dispositif de détection, enfouir un câble traceur avec les tuyaux. Il ne faut jamais utiliser les tuyaux comme conducteurs de mise à la terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pest Control Equipment
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

The field marker ... makes a guideline that helps the operator to avoid overlaps and skips between rounds. The marker is attached to the field sprayer with a rope or cable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Le traceur pour grandes cultures [...] laisse une empreinte qui guide l'opérateur et évite les chevauchements et les manques entre deux passages. Le traceur est fixé au pulvérisateur au moyen d’une corde ou d’un câble.

Spanish

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