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"dead wire" and "live wire"

Danish translation: "passiv wire" og "aktiv wire"

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English term or phrase:"dead wire" and "live wire"
Danish translation:"passiv wire" og "aktiv wire"
Entered by: Cecilia Gammeltoft-Hansen

19:38 Oct 18, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: "dead wire" and "live wire"
Det drejer sig om konstruktion af hængebroer.

"Dead wire is the wire that has passed around the spinning wheel and no longer moves once it has done so.

Live wire is the wire that can be directly traced back to the buffer tower. The live wire moves across the bridge at twice the speed as the spinning wheel."
Jannie Mortensen
Denmark
Local time: 03:46
"passiv wire" og "aktiv wire"
Explanation:
Den passive wire står nu stille, mens den anden arbejder.
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Cecilia Gammeltoft-Hansen
Denmark
Local time: 03:46
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"passiv wire" og "aktiv wire"


Explanation:
Den passive wire står nu stille, mens den anden arbejder.

Cecilia Gammeltoft-Hansen
Denmark
Local time: 03:46
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