Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

nuisance trip

Dutch translation:

onterechte afschakeling

Added to glossary by sindy cremer
Jun 12, 2010 18:18
13 yrs ago
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English term

nuisance trip

English to Dutch Tech/Engineering Automation & Robotics
Je test een machine, en eenmaal geïnstalleerd bij de klant begint deze "nuisance trips" te vertonen. Later in de tekst wordt gesproken over een reductie van de hoeveelheid afvalmateriaal als gevolg van "nuisance trips".
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4 +5 onterechte afschakeling
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Jun 17, 2010 23:10: sindy cremer Created KOG entry

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onterechte afschakeling

http://www.et-installateur.nl/pdf/Nuisance tripping.pdf

"Nuisance trip is de algemene benaming voor het onterecht afschakelen van aardlekschakelaars en aardlekautomaten ten
gevolge van stromen die worden veroorzaakt door normaal werkende apparatuur."


... of niet vertalen...

Peer comment(s):

agree Carolyn Gille : 100%
5 mins
Thanks, Carolyn
agree Lianne van de Ven : niet vertalen...http://www.et-installateur.nl/vaktechniek/nuisance.html 'Fout uitspringen' van de aardlekschakelaar....
20 mins
Dank je, Lianne
agree Jan Willem van Dormolen (X) : Wel vertalen, waarom zou je niet?
30 mins
Ben ik wel met je eens... Dank je wel
agree Ron Willems
11 hrs
Dank je, Ron
agree Mark Straver : Wel/niet vertalen is erg afhankelijk van de tekst/stijl. Beide is een optie, m.i.
1 day 18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Hartelijk dank Sindy!"

Reference comments

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Reference:

DEFINING NUISANCE TRIPPING

Nuisance trips are clearly defined as unwarranted circuit breaker trips with either no electrically based reason for the trips, or, the breaker deems there to be a fault when one does not exist.

Nuisance Tripping is not the tripping of a breaker when doing its designed function. It is very tempting to call an 'intermittent' electrical fault (such as an intermittent short on a power cable) a 'nuisance trip' - in such instances the breaker is performing the very function for which it was installed.

I have a devil's own job in getting even top-notch engineers to understand this difference between a breaker rightfully tripping because of an intermittent short or some wire that has been incorrectly placed during repairs, as opposed to irritatingly tripping because the breaker thinks there's a fault when none exists. It is a subtle difference, but an all-important one!
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