Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
VD-kabel
English translation:
standard insulated installation wire
Added to glossary by
Ben Hickman
Mar 2, 2005 07:39
19 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Sweden
VD-kabel
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
A cable used for making an electrical connection to ground/earth: "aardrail op het bordes nabij de motoren van de transportband met behulp van VD-kabel geel/groen met een doorsnede van 70 mm2 (2 maal);"
The specification of other connections indicate the use of "blank koperdraad" (pure copper wire), so it's not sufficient to simply call this a "ground/earth wire". Is "VD" an abreviation?
The specification of other connections indicate the use of "blank koperdraad" (pure copper wire), so it's not sufficient to simply call this a "ground/earth wire". Is "VD" an abreviation?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | standard insulated installation wire |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | Vinyldraad |
René Knoop
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Proposed translations
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standard insulated installation wire
VD is a classification designation and apparently an abbrevition of 'vinyldraad' = wire with vinyl insulation.
see e.g.
PDF] Kluswijzer 3
... U mag voor buitenverlichting geen vinyl of rubbersnoer gebruiken, maar alleen neopreen ... In elektrische leidingen is alleen VD-draad (vinyldraad) toegestaan. ...
www.wbvelsen.nl/pdf/woning/kluswijzer_3.pdf
pielkenrood.fol.nl/x/afk/v.htm
VMvK Vinyl Mantel Vinyl (aders isol.) Kabel; NED Electr.
VMvKas Vinyl Mantel Vinyl (aders isol.) Kabel met AardScherm; NED Electr.
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Note added at 1 hr 21 mins (2005-03-02 09:00:57 GMT)
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PS: \'blank koperdraad\' means uninsulated copper, not pure copper
see e.g.
PDF] Kluswijzer 3
... U mag voor buitenverlichting geen vinyl of rubbersnoer gebruiken, maar alleen neopreen ... In elektrische leidingen is alleen VD-draad (vinyldraad) toegestaan. ...
www.wbvelsen.nl/pdf/woning/kluswijzer_3.pdf
pielkenrood.fol.nl/x/afk/v.htm
VMvK Vinyl Mantel Vinyl (aders isol.) Kabel; NED Electr.
VMvKas Vinyl Mantel Vinyl (aders isol.) Kabel met AardScherm; NED Electr.
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Note added at 1 hr 21 mins (2005-03-02 09:00:57 GMT)
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PS: \'blank koperdraad\' means uninsulated copper, not pure copper
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Kenneth, for your very complete answer. I especially thank you for your note regarding blank=uninsulated. I initially translated it with "uninsulated," but when I saw that the TM was filled with sentences that used the translation "blank," I went along with it. Thanks for giving me the confidence to realise the the TM was simply wrong!"
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René Knoop
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Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
Vinyldraad
VD is de afkorting van vynil draad, vinyl wire.
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