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baks- en elevatiewaarden

English translation: azimuth and eleveation angles


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Dutch term or phrase:baks- en elevatiewaarden
English translation:azimuth and eleveation angles
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14:09 Jun 2, 2004
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
Dutch term or phrase: baks- en elevatiewaarden
"de aanslagen voor baks- en elevatiewaarden van het lasersysteem, moeten op een minimum
afgesteld worden tijdens het testen"

From a maintenance manual, referring to safety measures to be taken when repairing or maintaining laser equipment.
katiebeb
Local time: 09:37
aximuth and eleveation (angles)
Explanation:
as a guess, based on 'baksen' = swivel, pivot

the aximuth and elevelation angles together determine the aiming of the beam.

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Note added at 45 mins (2004-06-02 14:54:57 GMT)
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oops, that shold be \'azimuth\'

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Note added at 47 mins (2004-06-02 14:56:39 GMT)
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and of course \'elevation\' (if I could type, I\'d be dangerous...)
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Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
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aximuth and eleveation (angles)


Explanation:
as a guess, based on 'baksen' = swivel, pivot

the aximuth and elevelation angles together determine the aiming of the beam.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 45 mins (2004-06-02 14:54:57 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

oops, that shold be \'azimuth\'

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 47 mins (2004-06-02 14:56:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

and of course \'elevation\' (if I could type, I\'d be dangerous...)

Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
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