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periscopios

English translation: floor boxes

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Spanish term or phrase:periscopios
English translation:floor boxes
Entered by: two2tango

02:06 Apr 21, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / instalaciones el�ctricas
Spanish term or phrase: periscopios
En una lista de tareas para una instalación eléctrica en la Argentina:

"Tendido de zócalo ductos en 3 plantas para 40 puestos de trabajo, cableado de éstos e instalación de periscopios múltiples para los 40 puestos de trabajo, provisión e instalación de 3 tableros de protección."

¿Periscopios? En la Argentina son esto: http://www.gabitel.com.ar/perimodulos.html

Mil gracias,

Andrea
Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 03:50
floor boxes
Explanation:
son las cajas de conexiones del cableado estructurado para conexión en el piso. En general se pasan a través del piso técnico (un piso de placas extraíbles sobre un espacio libre para cableados y otra infraestructura), de allí su nombre de periscopios.
Referencias:
http://www.bicsi.org/Fall200010.htmv

"Telecommunications Outlet (TO) - The point at which a horizontal cable is terminated, usually mounted in a floor box or on a wall. In structured cabling systems, there should be at least two TOs for every three square metres of floor space."http://www.allied-networks.co.uk/glossary.html
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two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 03:50
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias a los 2 y a Henry!

Andrea
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4 +2floor boxes
two2tango
4panels
Henry Hinds


  

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panels


Explanation:
Viendo la referencia y las ilustraciones, diría que son "panels" simplemente.


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Henry Hinds
United States
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
floor boxes


Explanation:
son las cajas de conexiones del cableado estructurado para conexión en el piso. En general se pasan a través del piso técnico (un piso de placas extraíbles sobre un espacio libre para cableados y otra infraestructura), de allí su nombre de periscopios.
Referencias:
http://www.bicsi.org/Fall200010.htmv

"Telecommunications Outlet (TO) - The point at which a horizontal cable is terminated, usually mounted in a floor box or on a wall. In structured cabling systems, there should be at least two TOs for every three square metres of floor space."http://www.allied-networks.co.uk/glossary.html


two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 724
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias a los 2 y a Henry!

Andrea

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