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L. N.

English translation: live / neutral / earth [more modern, esp. US to say 'line', also called 'phase']

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English term or phrase:L. N. E. [electrical, describing mains power connections]
Selected answer:live / neutral / earth [more modern, esp. US to say 'line', also called 'phase']
Entered by: Tony M

20:04 Nov 7, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: L. N.
Connect the power supply line to the air conditioner at the terminal block provided in the junction box. Connect white to white, black to black and green to green or bare copper wire (L. N. and respectively).
Jonathan Widell
Canada
Local time: 12:55
live & neutral
Explanation:
The white and black wires referred to are the 'live' and 'neutral' connections

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-07 20:11:17 GMT)
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Your side of the Atlantic, you may be more familiar with it called 'line' or even 'phase'!
Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 18:55
Grading comment
Exactly! The last couple of lines of the text finally explain what L and N mean. And E is mentioned there too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +8live & neutral
Tony M


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
l. n.
live & neutral


Explanation:
The white and black wires referred to are the 'live' and 'neutral' connections

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-07 20:11:17 GMT)
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Your side of the Atlantic, you may be more familiar with it called 'line' or even 'phase'!

Tony M
France
Local time: 18:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 304
Grading comment
Exactly! The last couple of lines of the text finally explain what L and N mean. And E is mentioned there too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harry Borsje: between 'and' and 'respectively' there may be an 'earth' symbol missing
1 min
  -> Thanks, Harry! Yes, that would indeed seem to be the case (or at least, an 'E')
agree  Michael Barnett: Oh, you beat me... Sorry
1 min
  -> Thanks, Michael! No prob, nothing else was showing when I posted, so I went ahead...
agree  Dave Calderhead
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Dave!
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing: neutral connection -http://polk-burnett.apogee.net/pd/dsac.asp
21 mins
  -> Thanks, VPUHING!
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): also used in US English
27 mins
  -> Thanks, Blangsted! That's what I always thought, but the doubt was raised...
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
41 mins
  -> Thanks, Andrey!
agree  Saiwai Translation Services
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, STS!
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marju!
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