Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

ampèretangen

English translation:

current clamp

Added to glossary by Pieter Unema, PhD
Sep 24, 2007 20:47
16 yrs ago
Dutch term

ampèretangen

Dutch to English Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
for measuring amperage evidently - but what are the tangen ?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 current clamp
Change log

Sep 24, 2007 21:37: Antoinette Verburg changed "Term asked" from "amperetangen" to "ampèretangen"

Oct 9, 2007 04:40: Pieter Unema, PhD Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+2
5 mins
Dutch term (edited): amperetangen
Selected

current clamp

knijper om aan een elektrode vast te klemmen. Zie plaatjes
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack den Haan : Agree with your translation and the relevancy of the images, but the idea is that the clamp is opened and put around a cable (e.g.), forming a magnetic loop. The resulting induction in the clamp is a measure for the current flowing through the conductor.
1 hr
Well explained, Jack! Thx
agree Albert Gomperts
1 day 19 hrs
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