Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cavalier fil rond
English translation:
round wire staple
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Feb 25, 2004 20:45
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cavaliers fil rond
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Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
cavaliers fil rond & cavaliers fil carre
copper wires for welding
copper wires for welding
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | round/square wire staples |
Tony M
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| 3 +1 | square/round pin jumpers |
Bourth (X)
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round/square wire staples
I don't feel like Bourth that this refers to the shape of the PINS as such, but rather, that they are made from wire of a certain cross-sectional shape. If this IS electronics, there can be differences in machine handling performance of items made out of round wire vs. square (or rectangular) sections...
'staples' would be my suggestion in a general context, but is this is 'soldering' (as Bourth points out, probably more likely than 'welding'), then 'jumpers' is probbaly correct if this refers to electronic components.
More context would make it easier to help you properly...
If it really IS a welding/engineering context, then 'staples' might possiblk be appropriate again, maybe as used for fixing things together prior to welding, etc?
'staples' would be my suggestion in a general context, but is this is 'soldering' (as Bourth points out, probably more likely than 'welding'), then 'jumpers' is probbaly correct if this refers to electronic components.
More context would make it easier to help you properly...
If it really IS a welding/engineering context, then 'staples' might possiblk be appropriate again, maybe as used for fixing things together prior to welding, etc?
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square/round pin jumpers
in electronics, there being jumpers for connecting square and round pins. I don't think "welding" would apply here, though "soldering" might.
Otherwise, in a usage I cannot necessarily imagine, square/round wire jumpers (in the sense of patch cables), for arc welding (?).
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Note added at 2004-02-25 22:49:25 (GMT)
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Dusty might be right. I was thinking of those little plasticky thingamees one used to have to relocate to configure printers and the like in the good old bad old days (haven\'t had to do that for ages), called \"jumpers\", things one positioned on different combinations of little pins sticking up off a PCB.
Also in the good old bad old days, one used to see little wires soldered to the board, sometimes several of them, running sometimes as much as the whole length of the PCB, presumably because someone had screwed up in the design of the printed circuit, and it was cheaper to solder on a few inches of wire than to make them all again. This \"mini patch cables\" could also be \"cavaliers\" I suppose, and could indeed by square or round wire. Do they still do such things, or is it cheaper these days to scrap a production run and start again????
Otherwise, in a usage I cannot necessarily imagine, square/round wire jumpers (in the sense of patch cables), for arc welding (?).
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Note added at 2004-02-25 22:49:25 (GMT)
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Dusty might be right. I was thinking of those little plasticky thingamees one used to have to relocate to configure printers and the like in the good old bad old days (haven\'t had to do that for ages), called \"jumpers\", things one positioned on different combinations of little pins sticking up off a PCB.
Also in the good old bad old days, one used to see little wires soldered to the board, sometimes several of them, running sometimes as much as the whole length of the PCB, presumably because someone had screwed up in the design of the printed circuit, and it was cheaper to solder on a few inches of wire than to make them all again. This \"mini patch cables\" could also be \"cavaliers\" I suppose, and could indeed by square or round wire. Do they still do such things, or is it cheaper these days to scrap a production run and start again????
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Yes, to Alex's added note! Jumpers on PCBs are not only used to correct errors, but also to avoid more expensive/complex multi-layer boards if only a few 'cross-paths' are needed. Also allows some re-configuration at mfg stage...
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