Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wired across the line
English answer:
connected in parallel
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Andrea Re
Sep 23, 2005 13:55
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English term
wired across the line
English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
ice makers
"The automatic Ice Maker is mounted in the freezer compartment. It is attached to a bracket extending up from the back of the Auger motor cover.
The Ice Maker is designed to produce ice automatically. The length of time between Harvest Cycles will vary, depending on load conditions, door openings, ambient temperature and freezer temperature. These factors must be taken into consideration when checking the ice production rate.
With a temperature of -2°F to +5°F in the freezer, the rate of harvest will be 8 - 12 cycles per 24 hour period.
The Ice Maker is wired across the line and will harvest ice in the refrigeration or defrost cycles.
The Water Valve and Solenoid Assembly are both mounted in the compressor compartment."
This is the beginning of a new section, so this is all the context I can supply. Someone in the Italian section suggested "shortcircuited", but I can't see how that can be.
Thanks
The Ice Maker is designed to produce ice automatically. The length of time between Harvest Cycles will vary, depending on load conditions, door openings, ambient temperature and freezer temperature. These factors must be taken into consideration when checking the ice production rate.
With a temperature of -2°F to +5°F in the freezer, the rate of harvest will be 8 - 12 cycles per 24 hour period.
The Ice Maker is wired across the line and will harvest ice in the refrigeration or defrost cycles.
The Water Valve and Solenoid Assembly are both mounted in the compressor compartment."
This is the beginning of a new section, so this is all the context I can supply. Someone in the Italian section suggested "shortcircuited", but I can't see how that can be.
Thanks
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Tony M
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connected in parallel
It certainly ISN'T 'short circuited'!!
Normally, it just means that it is connected in parallele across the 'line', whatever that is here --- normally, it would be the mains power line, and I assum it quite simply means that the ice-maker is connected in parallel with the rest of the equipment (fridge, or whatever)
It is rather an unnecessary thing to say, inasmuch as that is how it would usually be connected anyway; perhaps they are merely trying to make it super-clear that there is no separate on/off switch (for example), but simply that it is connected in tandem with the other equipment...
Normally, it just means that it is connected in parallele across the 'line', whatever that is here --- normally, it would be the mains power line, and I assum it quite simply means that the ice-maker is connected in parallel with the rest of the equipment (fridge, or whatever)
It is rather an unnecessary thing to say, inasmuch as that is how it would usually be connected anyway; perhaps they are merely trying to make it super-clear that there is no separate on/off switch (for example), but simply that it is connected in tandem with the other equipment...
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Gareth McMillan
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Thanks, Gareth! Yes, it is certainly an expression to be deplored in a serious technical document, though common enough jargon between techies ;-)
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fareedeh ghassemi (X)
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Thanks, Fareedeh!
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jennifer newsome (X)
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Thanks, Jennifer!
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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Discussion
What "line" is I am not sure.... must be the mains, although elsewhere it's called differently. There again, since this manual is a collection of bits and bobs written by different people at different times in different companies, I think I'll stick to mains.