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arc fuse switches

French translation: Disjoncteur d\'arc électrique

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English term or phrase:arc fuse switches
French translation:Disjoncteur d\'arc électrique
Entered by: Claire Mendes Real

14:41 May 14, 2019
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / GEM
English term or phrase: arc fuse switches
Lift the 3 UV arc fuse switches in the GEM electrical cabinet.
Claire Mendes Real
Disjoncteur d'arc électrique
Explanation:
I believe this is what it is, but wait for confirmation from a specialist.
See also https://store.leviton.com/products/combination-afci-with-swi...

AFCI = ar fuse circuit interrupter
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claude-andrew
France
Local time: 07:15
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Merci
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4Disjoncteur d'arc électrique
claude-andrew
4Interrupteurs de circuit de défaut d'arc
Samuel Clarisse


  

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Disjoncteur d'arc électrique


Explanation:
I believe this is what it is, but wait for confirmation from a specialist.
See also https://store.leviton.com/products/combination-afci-with-swi...

AFCI = ar fuse circuit interrupter


    https://ca.geindustrial.com/fr/products/circuit-breakers/arc-fault-circuit-interrupter-afci
    https://www.socomec.com/files/live/sites/systemsite/files/DOCUMENTATION/SCP_hors_cata/fuserbloc/doc_241023_Fuserbloc.pdf
claude-andrew
France
Local time: 07:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Merci
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Interrupteurs de circuit de défaut d'arc


Explanation:
Je vous laisse les références...


    Reference: http://fr.txele.com/p2/Arc-Fault-Circuit-Interrupter-AFCI
    https://www.lemondedelelectricite.ca/monde-en-mouvement/3203-interrupteurs-de-circuit-sur-defaut-d-arc-l-efc-lance-un-nouveau-portail-en-lig
Samuel Clarisse
France
Local time: 07:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Neither of those refs can be relied upon [Chinglish] — as I understand it, this is a fuse-switch that protects against faults that generate an arc.
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