não mantida

English translation: line-powered (mantida), battery powered (não mantida)

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Portuguese term or phrase:não mantida
English translation:line-powered (mantida), battery powered (não mantida)
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

18:14 Mar 20, 2016
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Portuguese term or phrase: não mantida
Aparelho para iluminação fluorescente não mantida, autónoma, para montagem saliente, com as seguintes características:

I know it means emergency lighting when there is no power supply. 'Unfed'? Nah that doesn't ring my bell :-) Unmaintained would give a different idea. Any thoughts out there?

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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 18:11
line-powered (mantida), battery powered (não mantida)
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:11
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battery powered! so damn simple in English when you think about it, thanks Mario
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Summary of answers provided
5Non-Maintained operation
Nick Taylor
3 +1line-powered (mantida), battery powered (não mantida)
Mario Freitas
Summary of reference entries provided
off-grid
José Patrício

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Non-Maintained operation


Explanation:
Non-Maintained operation

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  • http://www.olympia-electronics.gr/dat/3B45DFB3/[en]file.pdf
Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:11
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line-powered (mantida), battery powered (não mantida)


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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 14:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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battery powered! so damn simple in English when you think about it, thanks Mario

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom: battery powered, otherwise mains powered
11 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Richard!
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Reference comments


38 mins
Reference: off-grid

Reference information:
Off-the-Grid Lighting
http://www.instructables.com/id/Off-the-Grid-Lighting-Soluti...

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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