Douille Volante
English translation: flying / loose lampholder [specifically, for fluorescent tube]
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| 11:52 Oct 21, 2012 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Lighting | |||||||
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| 4 | loose lampholder |
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| 4 | socket |
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| 3 | clip in tube |
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clip in tube Explanation: There are new neon tubes which just clip in and are not turned. I found the following comment: Il existe des douilles "enbrochables" , "douilles volantes" où on ne fait pas tourner les tubes, on se contente de les clipser sur les broches. picture at ref. below of new fitting Reference: http://www.prozic.com/www2/info_promo_G13SUPVOLST_non.html |
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| douille volante loose lampholder Explanation: This it the kind that usually hangs on its wires, the tube is held in clips, and the 'ends' are plugged on manually; in other words, the functions of mechanically retaining the tube and making the electrical connections to it have been separated. I'd be a litte wary of 'lampholder' (since it no longer is, really!), and wonder if 'tube connector' mightn't be better? But you ought to be able to research that part fairly easily yourself. Do note that it could even be 'flying...' — there are many fields where we talk, for example, of 'flying leads'. 'lamp connector' appears to be quite widely used in connection with 'fluorescent tube' http://www.covershield.co.uk/Lampholder.html Despite its shamefully bad English, this page does illustrate various common types of connector for fluorescent tubes; among others, the model T8BH80 (you may need to scroll down to see it) illustrates the 'flying' type of holder referred to by asker with 'douille volante'. |
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socket Explanation: I suggest to use "lamp holder" for the "1/4 turn" type from the source, because it does actually hold the lamp by its ends, but the "loose" type at the end of a flexible cable may be simply called "socket": http://www.aquaworld.ie/56,554,waterproof-tube-socket-t5-16m... The difference between a lamp holder and a socket seems rather blurred per references below, but if we need to make a difference I see more "fixed" lamp holders and more "loose" sockets Reference: http://www.surplussales.com/electrical/Fluorescent/FluorLamp... Reference: http://www.bulbman.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8945_... |
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