Fused
French translation: grillée
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| 02:41 Nov 4, 2015 |
| English to French translations [Non-PRO] Energy / Power Generation | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: FX Fraipont (X) Belgium Local time: 22:19 | ||||||
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| 4 +5 | grillée |
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| 4 -1 | fondue |
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| 4 -1 | brûlé(e) ou grillé(e) |
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| 3 -2 | fusionnee |
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peer agreement (net): -2| fused fusionnee Explanation: A light bulb will fail in use and this is known by the obvious loss of light from the bulb. The bulb is removed from the lamp and, when shaken, will have a soft rattle sound inside the bulb. This is due to the filament failing by snapping due to extended use of the bulb - and its filament - at high heat. The broken filament makes the rattle sound. Often the bulb gets tainted a darker tone. However, a bulb may also fail by overheating in the socket. This often happens by mixing the elements of the metal socket and the metal end of the bulb. These two metals should be the same. For example: an aluminum bulb in an aluminum socket is good. Brass bulb in a brass socket is good. An aluminum bulb in a brass socket will melt in the socket and become fused. The result is a fusing of the two metals in the socket. Removing the bulb becomes quite difficult but can be done by unplugging the lamp and using pliers to unscrew the bulb; breaking the glass bulb may be necessary first. I have had personal experience with this type of bulb/socket failure and repair. Surprisingly an ALCOA executive was unaware of this phenomenon: i.e., an aluminum bulb fusing in a brass socket. |
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