Aviation Technical English for aircraft maintenance engineers (Авиационный технический английский язык для студентов-авитехников)

51 GATE (n) (a device that outputs a signal when certain inputs are received) INSULATE (v) (protect conductivity of electrical wiring with plastic, rubber, glass etc.) KINK (v, n) (small bend, twist, non-linearity in wire) LAG (v, n) (be late, be behind in time; the delay between two signals, current etc.) LOAD (v, n) (make something support a demand) When the generator load is too high, the galley is shed. PEAK (v, n) (reaches a high point or maximum value) The current oscillates between 14.2 and 16.4 amps; it peaks at 16.4 amps. (v) The current peak is 16.4 amps. (n) RANGE (v, n) (the extent of a variation or movement; the arc on an instrument which indicates this variation) RATING (n) (the value attributed to an instrument, device, motor etc.); RATE (v) (to attribute a value) The output is rated at 250 A. SHIELDED (protected from mechanical damage or the effect of magnetic fields etc. Wiring is shielded in critical areas. SOLDERED (adj.) (wires, components, integrated circuits, etc., connected by the application of heat and soft metal [solder] using a soldering iron) STAGE (n) (level, degree, step, section, element in a circuit) STEP-DOWN (adj.) (reduction from one level to another) A step-dow n transformer converts 115 VAC to 28 VAC.