falta fase-massa

English translation: earth/phase fault

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Portuguese term or phrase:falta fase-massa
English translation:earth/phase fault
Entered by: Andrew Hunt

19:39 Jun 26, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / abbreviations/termonology
Portuguese term or phrase: falta fase-massa
can anyone give me the correct technical expression of this phenomina?

Aterramento das Instalações Elétricas: tem a função de escoar as cargas elétricas indesejáveis, que podem ser decorrentes de falta fase-massa, indução eletromagnética, eletricidade estática, e descargas atmosféricas.
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:21
earth/phase fault
Explanation:
earth/phase fault

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or of course phase/earth fault

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-06-26 19:57:41 GMT)
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phase to earth fault

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Note added at 20 mins (2011-06-26 19:59:49 GMT)
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:21
Grading comment
Brilliant Nick thks!
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4 +2earth/phase fault
Nick Taylor


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earth/phase fault


Explanation:
earth/phase fault

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Note added at 15 mins (2011-06-26 19:55:04 GMT)
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or of course phase/earth fault

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-06-26 19:57:41 GMT)
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phase to earth fault

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Note added at 20 mins (2011-06-26 19:59:49 GMT)
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http://www.google.pt/imgres?imgurl=http://ecmweb.com/power_q...

Nick Taylor
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Brilliant Nick thks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thks Nick and other contibutions too!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  meirs: phase to earth fault is the term - not the other way around
33 mins
  -> yes, thanks

agree  Dr Lofthouse
1 hr
  -> thanks
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