Mar 17, 2008 11:03
16 yrs ago
English term

cable duty

English to French Tech/Engineering Mining & Minerals / Gems electricity
cable duty described here
Proposed translations (French)
3 section / capacité des câbles

Discussion

Babelworth (asker) Mar 17, 2008:
it's wiring of plant, one exemple where it comes: "cable duty specified under the Distribution Board".
Tony M Mar 17, 2008:
More context, please!

Proposed translations

2 hrs
Selected

section / capacité des câbles

It seems to be referring to the current-carrying capacity of the cables, which is directly related to their cross-sectional area.

You can use 'section' if it is expressed in mm², but if it is expressed in Amps, you will need to use 'capacité', I think
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