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GROGNARD [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

growler: an item in the "Electrical and Magnetic Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

grognard : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement électriques et magnétiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Motors
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A device that is used to detect and locate grounded, shorted, and open coils in an armature.

CONT

Types of growlers. External: Also called a vee growler because of the V shape of the laminations where the armature is placed during test ... Internal: An internal growler is a completely portable growler that is normaly used to test ac stators but can also be used to test dc armatures.

PHR

Growler test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs électriques
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

[...] la vérification complète de l'induit nécessitera un vibreur appelé «grognard» [...] Son principe est similaire à celui du transformateur à courant alternatif. [Le grognard] est considéré comme [l'appareil] le plus pratique pour la vérification d'un induit en court-circuit ou dont les enroulements présentent une ou plusieurs coupures.

Spanish

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