Vade-Mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign; French and English Technical and Military Terms

Vade-Mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign; French and English Technical and Military Terms
Author: Eugene Plumon
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-09
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ISBN: 9781230177113
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Circuit, m Circuit. Condensateur, m Condenser. Contact, m Contact. Eclair, m Flash of lightning. Electrique Electric. Electro-aimant, m Electro-magnet. Element, m (de pile) Cell. Faire un branchement To tap a wire. Fiche, / Plug. Fil, m Wire. Filament, m Electric filament. a boucle Bulb. Foyer, m Focus. Fusible Fuse. Galvanometre, m Galvanometer. Grand ressort, m Main spring. Orage sur nous, mettons a la terre Orage detraque les mots La ligne semble toucher terre quelque part; avons des perditions Transmettez lentement et separez vos lettres et mots'.... Envoyez plus vite Espacez moins Vous n'appuyez pas assez; signaux sont brouilles Verifiez votre pile, votre courant parait faible Votre courant est trop fort, diminuez d'un element Augmentez l'emission, courant trop faible Etes-vous sur que votre terre est bonne? fil semble isole parfois Humectez votre plaque de terre si terrain parait trop sec Les deux fils sont en contact; isolez No. 1, ferons de meme ici; nous permettra employer fil No. 2 en attendant enlevement du contact Storm overhead, we earth the line. Storm affects words. Line seems to make partial earth somewhere; we observe loss of current. Send slowly and space your letters and words. Send faster. Please pause less between your words. Your sending is too light, signals failing. Please see to your battery, seems weak. Your current is too strong, reduce one cell. Increase your battery, your current too weak. Are you sure your earth is quite good? Line appears "freed" (isolated) at times. Throw water over your earth plate if ground appears too dry. Both wires in contact; free No. 1; will do same here. This will enable us to work on wire...

Vade-Mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign

Vade-Mecum for the Use of Officers and Interpreters in the Present Campaign
Author: Eugene Plumon
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781356952250
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