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Record 1 2009-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Electrical Relays
  • Electric Power Distribution
DEF

A contact, the current-carrying members of which are not in engagement when the operating unit is in the normal position.

OBS

... this meaning for front contact is restricted to relay parlance.

OBS

a-contact; make contact: terms standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Relais (Distribution électrique)
  • Distribution électrique
CONT

[...] il y a les contacts qui ne se ferment que lorsque le relais est excité; on les appelle contacts «travail» [...]

OBS

contact de fermeture; contact a : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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