power strip

Norwegian translation: grenuttak

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English term or phrase:power strip
Norwegian translation:grenuttak
Entered by: Tore Bjerkek

01:03 Oct 17, 2006
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: power strip
Power strip - a strip of sockets that attaches to the end of a flex and allows multiple devices to be plugged in
Erling Dugan
United States
Local time: 12:08
grenuttak/ grenuttak med overspenningsfilter
Explanation:
Grenuttak er den enkleste formen, men om en bruker dette grenuttaket i forbindelse med datamaskiner osv, da er det er det vel helst et grenuttak med overspenningsfilter

ref. Clas Ohlson varekkatalog

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Se også
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/912762

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http://www.teknikmagasinet.no/db.pl?template_file=link_produ...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_strip

Many power strips have built in surge protectors and/or EMI/RFI filters: these are sometimes described as electrical line conditioners. Some also provide surge suppression for phone lines, TV cable coax, or network cable.
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Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 15:08
Grading comment
Det stod egentlig ikke noe i teksten som tyder på et overspenningsfilter.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2grenuttak/ grenuttak med overspenningsfilter
Tore Bjerkek
4 +1skjøteledning med flere (to, tre, fire eller seks) stikkontakter
William [Bill] Gray


  

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grenuttak/ grenuttak med overspenningsfilter


Explanation:
Grenuttak er den enkleste formen, men om en bruker dette grenuttaket i forbindelse med datamaskiner osv, da er det er det vel helst et grenuttak med overspenningsfilter

ref. Clas Ohlson varekkatalog

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-17 02:09:05 GMT)
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Se også
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/912762

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-17 02:11:20 GMT)
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http://www.teknikmagasinet.no/db.pl?template_file=link_produ...

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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-10-17 09:46:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_strip

Many power strips have built in surge protectors and/or EMI/RFI filters: these are sometimes described as electrical line conditioners. Some also provide surge suppression for phone lines, TV cable coax, or network cable.

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Det stod egentlig ikke noe i teksten som tyder på et overspenningsfilter.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roald Toskedal: For så vidt enig, men hvor får du overspenningsvernet fra? :)
3 hrs
  -> Jeg nevnte overspenningsvern siden det er en ekstra innebygget funksjon i noen av de bedre modellene. Det er trolig overflødig i denne bestemte situasjonen, men kan være aktuelt i en annen kontekst eller for en annen oversetter.

neutral  Per Bergvall: Grenuttak er greit, men overspenningsvern er i beste fall "ekstrautstyr mot merkostnad"
3 hrs
  -> Se svar til Roalds kommentar og beskrivelse fra Wikipedia. Alternanivet var bare ment å være til opplysning. På enkelte steder er den funksjonen påkrevd og tas som en selvfølge uten at den er nevt spesielt.

agree  Kjell Thornes: Hendig tips: Med f.eks. 8 stikkontakter kalles det gjerne "8-veis grenuttak". Overspenningsfilter er forsåvidt et greit ord å ha i mente, men oversettelsen blir jo mer spesifikk enn ordet som skal oversettes.
15 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
skjøteledning med flere (to, tre, fire eller seks) stikkontakter


Explanation:
I believe this will work for you.

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IN response to Kjell's and Tore's additions:

I have this link:
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay...

and this one:
http://62.97.204.68/askmur2/customer/product.php?productid=1...

and again:
http://www.dinside.no/php/debatt.php?iid=202658

And an English site with "powerstrip":
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/top/hack-attack-the-cordl...

I would have thought this was a "grenuttak":
http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?Criteria=MULTIPLUGS&C=SE...

But Englishmen have been known to be wrong (often) in the past!!

Thanks for the discussion.

William [Bill] Gray
Norway
Local time: 20:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: Vanskeligere behøver det ikke å være
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Per

neutral  Kjell Thornes: Det er greit å skille mellom skjøteledning (som forlenger ledningen) og grenuttak (som øker antall stikkontaker). EDIT: Jeg sier bare at man er tjent med å skille mellom de to, ikke at "skjøteledning ..." er direkte feil.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kjell. // ... and for your extra comment.
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