Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bus bar

Dutch translation:

verzamelrail

May 19, 2000 01:00
24 yrs ago
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English term

bussbar

English to Dutch Tech/Engineering
A bussbar is an internal device in a microprocessor-controlled high-tension SGR power controller, used for high-furnaces, glass mills etc.
The bussbar is a kind of electrical connection, very large, as on a factory floor, where a lot of different people and equipment connect to a single line...

Proposed translations

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rail/geleider/verzamelrail

Ook gevonden in de Kluwer. Good luck!
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stroomrail, contactrail, verzamelrail

Check out the following web sites for drawings/explanation of a bussbar:
http://www.camera-sphere.com/camerasphere/qbb-12.html
http://www.busbar.com/transport/872.asp
http://www.usmotors.com/products/ProFacts/bussbar.htm

I think Americans use 'bussbar' but the more normal term is 'bus bar' or 'busbar'.

I personally like 'verzamelrail' since it describes what it does.

De Kluwer dictionary gives:
rail, geleider, verzamelrail

Good luck!
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2 days 3 hrs

verzamelrail

You have a typo in your source term: should be busbar. Eurodic has many suggestions.
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