Portuguese translation of "Mains supply" - "Fonte de alimentação

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230 months ago

Isabel Lou��o (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > Portuguese
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Mains supply
Context:	T�cnico
Keywords:	-

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230 months ago

Isabel Ruivo wrote:

tomada el�ctrica

230 months ago

Isabel Ruivo wrote:

tomada

230 months ago

Isabel Ruivo wrote:

Fonte de alimentação | Tomada

My comment:

Again, you gave no context, so the best I can offer is a guess, actually two of them.
If the unit, whatever it is, works on 120/220 volts AC, i.e. directly connected to the available electricity outlet, it's TOMADA.
On the other hand, if the unit works on a lower voltage, possibly DC, the FONTE DE ALIMENTAÇÃO contains a transformer, usually some circuitry to keep voltage stable, and rectifying components to convert AC to DC. The fonte is connected between the TOMADA and the unit.

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230 months ago

Maria de Fátima Bizarro wrote:

Concordo. O melhor termo � "fonte de alimenta��o"

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