strand cross section
French translation: conducteurs de section
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| 3 +1 | conducteurs de sections |
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| 4 | section de brin |
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peer agreement (net): +1| strand cross-section conducteurs de sections Explanation: Assuming this is indeed electrical! I don't know why they use the odd term 'strand', since one might well have either solid-core or stranded cables, and in the latter case, it isn't the individual strands that count, but the overall cross-section. So unless there is some sneaker hidden meaning that escapes me, it looks as if they just used the wrong word (non-native writer, perhaps?) One might say 'core' or wire' (instead of 'strand' > 'brin'), but my preference is to call a spade a spade — or in this case, a 'conductor' a 'conducteur'; especially since 'conductor cross-sections' are the sort of thing that get bandied about all the time in this sort of field. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2012-12-12 12:54:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Obviously, that needs to continue: conducteurs de sections... (allant) jusqu'à 1,5 mm² -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2012-12-12 13:05:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It is not unusual, espeically in the US, to see 'strand' used for simply 'conductor', especially for cables that contain more than one conductor. IN BE, we have tended to use 'core', but some people might consider that implies only the use of solid-core cable. So we will find a common-or-garden '3-core mains cable', each 'wire' of which might have a solid core or stranded conductor. These terms are often used interchangeably or — dare I say it? — just muddled up! So each instance needs to be interpreted with an understanding of the wider context. 1.5 mm² is a very common conductor size for things like domestic cables (which commonly have external diameters in the 6–10 mm range mentioned). For the individual strands of a stranded cable to be that large, the overall cable would be quite heavy-duty, and in that case it would be extremely unlikely that its o/d would be as small as 6–10 mm. |
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