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coffret de chantier vs. coffret de prises electriques

08:56 Apr 27, 2011
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French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / worksite electrical installation
French term or phrase: coffret de chantier vs. coffret de prises electriques
From a description of the (temporary) power supply to a worksite. The term coffret is used a few times, but I do not know enough about the field to know whether it is referring to the same thing each time.

From what I can ascertain, a 'coffret de chantier' is a worksite electrical cabinet, and a 'coffret de prises electriques' is a socket outlet box. They occur in phrases such as:

Chaque entreprise aura à sa charge pour son atelier l’éclairage intérieur et la pose de coffrets de prises électriques.
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Une armoire générale avec comptage et disjoncteur différentiel dont le tableau général de distribution électrique comportera suffisamment de départs afin d’alimenter de façon indépendante chaque partie du chantier (grues, pompes à béton, montes matériaux, éclairage, coffret de chantier, outillage et éclairage de chantier).
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La mise en place des coffrets de chantier conformes à la réglementation. Ces coffrets seront mis en place à tous les niveaux du bâtiment et répartis sur l’ensemble de la surface, aucun point du bâtiment ne devant être distant de plus de 25m d’un coffret.

From these three examples, as they talking about the same thing or two different things?

Thanks.
Wendy Cummings
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:31


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5armoire électrique de chantier
Odette Bélanger


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armoire électrique de chantier


Explanation:
Termium ET le dictionnaire Collins donnent tous deux « armoire électrique » pour "electrical cabinet".


    Reference: http://www.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=f...
Odette Bélanger
Canada
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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