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Not more than

English translation: see explanation

09:21 Jul 6, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: Not more than
The following sentence is included in the technical specification client submitted to us.
I'm not sure the meaning of "not more than 10℃" in this case.
And in this setence, does "close" mean "stop"?

-The tripping contacts shal be adjustable to close between 50 ℃ and 100℃ and reopen when the temperature has fallen by not more than 10℃.

Thank you.
ayako
Selected answer:see explanation
Explanation:
The contacts can be set to close at any temperature between 50C and 100C. Let's assume they set them to close at 60C. The temperature rises to 60C, the contacts close (which presumably stops the heating) and the temperature starts to fall. The contact is required to re-open somewhere between 59 and 50. I.e. within a range of 10 degrees below the set point.
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Terry Richards
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not more than
see explanation


Explanation:
The contacts can be set to close at any temperature between 50C and 100C. Let's assume they set them to close at 60C. The temperature rises to 60C, the contacts close (which presumably stops the heating) and the temperature starts to fall. The contact is required to re-open somewhere between 59 and 50. I.e. within a range of 10 degrees below the set point.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
30 mins
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
agree  acetran
9 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
1 day 5 hrs
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