Corona de carbones

English translation: Slip ring

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Spanish term or phrase:Corona de carbones
English translation:Slip ring

00:47 Jun 11, 2014
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Motores de molinos
Spanish term or phrase: Corona de carbones
Buenas noches,
necesito saber como se dice en inglés 'corona de carbones'. El texto se refiere a un motor de un molino de cemento que se rompió. Aqui les dejo la frase, muchas gracias por su ayuda!

c) MECANISMO DE ACCIONAMIENTO DE LA CORONA DE CARBONES
foto 1: Descargas a masa en puntos de los soportes de la corona.
foto 2: Mecanismo de accionamiento de la corona de carbones con descargas en puntos de apoyo.
d) CORONA
Dos horquillas de la corona con presencia de cobre fundido.

En el Robb no puedo precisar el término ya que sólo dice 'ring' bajo 'corona'.
jacqueline Granado
Argentina
Local time: 03:12
Slip ring
Explanation:
Here the slip ring holds the carbon brushes.

See http://www.mersen.com/en/products/electrical-solutions-for-m...

and http://www.mersen.com/uploads/tx_mersen/Mersen-brochure-proc...
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cilantro
Israel
Local time: 09:12
Grading comment
Thank you all for helping me! I've talked to the engineer who supervised the electric engine repair and he confirmed it is a slip ring! Once more I thank you all!
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Summary of answers provided
3carbon gear
Raoul COLIN (X)
3Slip ring
cilantro
2carbon arc
DLyons


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carbon arc


Explanation:
I'm not clear why one would be used in a cement plant though!

DLyons
Ireland
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Notes to answerer
Asker: It's a piece that goes inside the rotor and stator, that holds carbon bars. Thanks for your help!

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carbon gear


Explanation:
here corona is gear and carbones could be carbon or carbon fiber

Raoul COLIN (X)
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Slip ring


Explanation:
Here the slip ring holds the carbon brushes.

See http://www.mersen.com/en/products/electrical-solutions-for-m...

and http://www.mersen.com/uploads/tx_mersen/Mersen-brochure-proc...

cilantro
Israel
Local time: 09:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thank you all for helping me! I've talked to the engineer who supervised the electric engine repair and he confirmed it is a slip ring! Once more I thank you all!
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