DOL abbreviation stands for ?
DOL abbreviation stands for ?
(OP)
I know what DOL means. But what do those letters stand for?
"Direct On Line" ?
It seems like any time I have heard it spoken I hear Direct Across the Line.
"Direct On Line" ?
It seems like any time I have heard it spoken I hear Direct Across the Line.
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RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
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Gunnar Englund
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RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
I always thought Direct On Line
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
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Certainly I will prefer something like “Starting at full voltage” as opposed to “Starting with reduced voltage”.
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It probably aught to be FVS (Full Voltage Start) which I think is very clear.
I'm going to go make my sang-gah-witch now....
:)
RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
aught? ought or should.
Bet we could do this all day! Nevermind.
See ya back at the Pub sometime.
Regards
pennpoint
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TTFN
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Semi-seriously though, in the UK and other NNAESC (Non-North American English Speaking Countries), DOL is short for Direct-On-Line, meaning that the motor is connected directly onto the line power (I don't see why that is confusing). In North America, we have traditionally used the term Across-the-Line, sometimes abbreviated ATL, meaning that the motor is connected directly to (or across) the line as well, which in my opinion is actually more confusing. I have never heard Direct-Across-(or Ocross)-the-Line, that's probably a mixture of the 2 terms, or just silly.
"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."
Nikola Tesla
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IRstuff thanks for help with pennpoint's zing!
ought2 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ôt)
pron. & adv.
Variant of aught.
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=naught
O.E. nawiht "nothing," lit "no whit," from na "no" (from PIE base *ne- "no, not;" see un- (1)) + wiht "thing, creature, being" (see wight).
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RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
arg! as well
pennpoint
RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
RE: DOL abbreviation stands for ?
"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."
Nikola Tesla