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entancamento

English translation: tanking

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Portuguese term or phrase:entancamento
English translation:tanking
Entered by: Charles R. Castleberry

14:58 Jan 27, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / general terminology
Portuguese term or phrase: entancamento
The text below is pretty much self explanatory, this was a transformer which was dropped and damaged during handling in the factory. I believe the accident happened while the active part was being removed/replaced, not quite sure what this term refers to, - the filling of the insulating oil reservoir, or something to do with the transformer casing itself (the tank?)??


O acidente ocorreu durante o processo de entancamento do transformador, quando a parte ativa do transformador colidiu com a linha de vida da plataforma utilizada para a montagem do transformador;
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:04
tanking
Explanation:
transformer tanking process

https://www.google.com/search?site=webhp&btnG=Search&q=trans...

it must have been a really big one
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Charles R. Castleberry
United States
Local time: 00:04
Grading comment
Thanks Charles - sometimes the most obvious translation is the correct one - why do i complicate my life!!
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4 +3tanking
Charles R. Castleberry


  

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tanking


Explanation:
transformer tanking process

https://www.google.com/search?site=webhp&btnG=Search&q=trans...

it must have been a really big one

Charles R. Castleberry
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Charles - sometimes the most obvious translation is the correct one - why do i complicate my life!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matheus Chaud: Makes total sense... http://www.atlantaelectricals.com/tanking_erection.htm ::: Thank goodness we're not supposed to translate the second term of the link. I wouldn't want to see the google results for that at all ;)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks MC and that would be hilarious
agree  Mario Freitas:
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Mario
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
22 hrs
  -> Thanks Gilmar
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