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Glossary of Terms
Understanding BAFO’s Part Number
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Glossary of Terms
CEE 7
The standard to which grounded plugs and receptacles of the Germany conguration must
be manufactured. This conguration is commonly referred to as the SCHUKO conguration
and is utilized throughout most of the continental Europe.
CEE 7/7 The standard to which grounded plugs and receptacles of the Germany conguration (EU1-
16P and EU1-16R, respectively) must be manufactured. Plugs that manufactured to this
standard have a slot in the face which allows the plug to mate with French and Belgian
receptacles (FR1-16R). This conguration is commonly referred to as the “SCHUKO”
conguration and is utilized throughout most of the continental Europe.
CEE 7/16 The standard to which non-grounded plugs and receptacles of the Germany conguration
must be manufactured. The plug is commonly utilized throughout the continental Europe and
is therefore often referred to as the “Europlug”
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Stardardization (CENELEC) is the standards
setting agency which is responsible for developing electrical standards that are universally
acceptable to all CENELEC member nations. Austria, Belgium, Denmark. France. Federal
Republic of Germany, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are members of CENELEC.
Conductor The internal material of a cord that conducts electricity. Copper is the most common material
used for electrical wiring. Silver is the best conductor, but is expensive. Because it does not
corrode, gold is used for high-quality surface-to-surface contacts.
Connector A female cord mounted wiring device with the conducting elements recessed behind the
mating surface, This type of device is normally Jacketed to be live when nothing is plugged
in to it. Therefore, connectors are Jacketed to the source of power.
CSA Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is the standards setting and certication agency for
Canada.
Current The rate of ow of electrical energy through a conductor or Jacket, comparable to the amount
of water owing in a pipe. Electric current is measured in amperes or “amps”.
DC Direct Current. Current which moves in a single direction in a steady ow. Normal household
electricity is alternating current (AC) which repeatedly reverses its direction. However, many
electronics divices requires DC, and therefore must convert the current into DC before using
it.
DEMKO Dansk Elektroteknisk Komite (DEMKO) is the certication agency for Denmark.
Dielectric Any insulating medium, which intervenes between two conductors and permits electrostatic
attraction and repulsion to take place across it.
Dielectric Test Test which consist of the application of a voltage higher than that of a rated voltage for a
specied time for the purpose of determining the adequacy againts breakdown of insulating
materials and spacing under normal conditions.
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