Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
capteurs fin de course
English translation:
limit switch
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Radu DANAILA
Jun 17, 2008 07:13
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capteurs fin de course
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
What is the meaning of capteurs fin de course, especially course?
- Deux capteurs fin de course pour chaque axe.
-Un chariot Y de course 2100mm construit avec des patins et une vis à billes entrainée par un moteur brushless. Un renvoi d’angle est prévu pour limiter l’encombrement de la machine.
- Deux capteurs fin de course pour chaque axe.
-Un chariot Y de course 2100mm construit avec des patins et une vis à billes entrainée par un moteur brushless. Un renvoi d’angle est prévu pour limiter l’encombrement de la machine.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +5 | limit switch |
Radu DANAILA
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| 4 +1 | limit detectors |
Tony M
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| 4 | stop sensors |
Vittorio Ferretti
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Change log
Jun 23, 2008 08:09: Radu DANAILA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/761597">Ayşegül Eliaçık Güdük's</a> old entry - "capteurs fin de course"" to ""limit switch""
Proposed translations
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limit switch
A limit switch is a sensor that indicates the exact place where the trajectory of a device should end. When reached and actuated (manually or - more often - automatically), it just stops the device.
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Terry Richards
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Thank you, Terry!
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chris collister
: Strictly speaking, this may not be a switch itself, but rather a sensor (eg magnetic or capacitive) which then activates a switch.
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Thank you, Chris!
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Vittorio Ferretti
: no indication in the source term to a mechanical device
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No one said it was about a mechanical device ...
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Tony M
: Yes, with CC's caveat: it might not be literally a switch as such
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Thank you, Tony!
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
: In some environments eg. risk of explosive gases in atmosphere it would not be a switch, to avoid sparking. As CC says, capacitive, magnetic, inductive, optical...
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Thank you, Charles!
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci, Gilles!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Vittorio Ferretti
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stop sensors
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Could introduce unwanted ambiguity, since this might describe 'a sensor to check that something has stopped'
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
: Agreed with Tony. It could cause the "chariot" to stop (via a signal to its drive) by sensing the place where it must stop.
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limit detectors
As CC has pointed out, these might not be literally switch contacts as such, and so it might be safer to use the literal and non-committal 'detector'
Otherwise, totally agree with the comments made by CC and TR.
Your parsing is wrong, it's not 'chariot de course', but simply 'chariot' with a 'course de 2100 mm'
Otherwise, totally agree with the comments made by CC and TR.
Your parsing is wrong, it's not 'chariot de course', but simply 'chariot' with a 'course de 2100 mm'
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Hawtrey (X)
: In some environments eg. risk of explosive gases in atmosphere it would not be a switch, to avoid sparking. As CC says, capacitive, magnetic, inductive, optical...
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Thanks, Charles!
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