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rijrichtingkeuzeschakelaar (RKS)

English translation: direction switch/selector


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Dutch term or phrase:rijrichtingkeuzeschakelaar (RKS)
English translation:direction switch/selector
Entered by: Dave Calderhead
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13:30 Aug 20, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / trams
Dutch term or phrase: rijrichtingkeuzeschakelaar (RKS)
Is there a standard translation for this term and is it abbreviated ?

De bestuurder heeft minimaal de beschikking over verschillende bedieningselementen waarmee hij het voertuigsysteem kan aansturen. Deze elementen zijn als volgt:
- 1 rijrichtingkeuzeschakelaar (RKS), welke de volgende standen kent, te weten: “O" , "P " , "V" , "H" , "A";
Andre de Vries
Local time: 22:20
travel direction switch
Explanation:
probably for a fork lift truck, judging from the positions identified

See refs:

CROWN - High speed reach truck with offset mast... thumb-operated travel direction switch, battery discharge indicator, hour-meters for monitoring operating components, travel direction indicator, ...
www.ferret.com.au/articles/da/0c0218da.asp

AC-Electric Powered Three-Wheel Forklift Trucks Provide Uptime for ...An optional “MULTI-PILOT” joystick control combines all hydraulic functions plus a travel direction switch into one ergonomically shaped control lever. ...
www.reedlink.com/SingleArticle~ContentId~56094~pub~MH~Produ...

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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4travel direction switch
Dave Calderhead
4indicator
Jamie Lingwood


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
indicator


Explanation:
In British English, in cars it is the indicator ... or indicator stick

See definition 3 below:

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-08-20 13:47:03 GMT)
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indicator

→ noun
1. a thing that indicates the state or level of something: car ownership is frequently used as an indicator of affluence.
2. a device providing specific information on the state or condition of something, in particular:

• [usu. with modifier] a gauge or meter of a specified kind: a speed indicator. • (Brit.) a board or screen in a railway station, airport, etc. giving current information.
3. (Brit.) a flashing light or (formerly) other device on a vehicle to show that it is about to change lanes or turn.
4. (Chemistry) a compound which changes colour at a specific pH value or in the presence of a particular substance, and can be used to monitor acidity, alkalinity, or the progress of a reaction.
5. ( also indicator species ) an animal or plant species which can be used to infer conditions in a particular habitat.


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Note added at 17 mins (2006-08-20 13:47:29 GMT)
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no abbreviation that I know of

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-08-20 13:52:36 GMT)
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or indicator stalk, see:

http://www.oxfordreference.com/data/illust/0198606230/019860...

Jamie Lingwood
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dave Calderhead: I think it is a switch rather than any associated indicator
7 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
travel direction switch


Explanation:
probably for a fork lift truck, judging from the positions identified

See refs:

CROWN - High speed reach truck with offset mast... thumb-operated travel direction switch, battery discharge indicator, hour-meters for monitoring operating components, travel direction indicator, ...
www.ferret.com.au/articles/da/0c0218da.asp

AC-Electric Powered Three-Wheel Forklift Trucks Provide Uptime for ...An optional “MULTI-PILOT” joystick control combines all hydraulic functions plus a travel direction switch into one ergonomically shaped control lever. ...
www.reedlink.com/SingleArticle~ContentId~56094~pub~MH~Produ...



Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack den Haan
33 mins
  -> Thanks, Jack (:-{)>

agree  Saskia Steur
37 mins
  -> Thanks, Saskia (:-{)>

agree  Marijke Singer: Or simply: direction selector
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Marijke (:-{)> yes - good alternative

agree  Dennis Seine
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dennis (:-{)>
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