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soft foot

German translation: s.u.

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English term or phrase:soft foot
German translation:s.u.
Entered by: Manuela Junghans

14:05 Feb 3, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / centrifugal fans for petroleum/gas/chemical industry
English term or phrase: soft foot
Es geht um die Montage von Ventilatorgehäusen.

To prevent soft foot, all mounting surfaces shall be in the same plane within 50 Mikrometer. Hold down or foundation bolt-holes shall be drilled perpendicular to the mounting surface(s) and castings spot faced to a diameter 3 times that of the hole.

Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe.
Manuela Junghans
Germany
Local time: 23:37
s.u.
Explanation:
In einem Handbuch habe ich einmal vom "Kippfuß"-Zustand gelesen, aber ich würde für eine deutsche Übersetung den zu vermeidenden Zustand "softfoot" wohl lieber in den gewünschten Zustand "ebene und verspannungsfreie Montage" umsetzen.
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Kai Fiebach (Dipl.Ing.)
Germany
Local time: 23:37
Grading comment
Gute Lösung, Danke.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1s.u.
Kai Fiebach (Dipl.Ing.)


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s.u.


Explanation:
In einem Handbuch habe ich einmal vom "Kippfuß"-Zustand gelesen, aber ich würde für eine deutsche Übersetung den zu vermeidenden Zustand "softfoot" wohl lieber in den gewünschten Zustand "ebene und verspannungsfreie Montage" umsetzen.

Kai Fiebach (Dipl.Ing.)
Germany
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Gute Lösung, Danke.

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