régime fin de coupure

09:48 Jul 1, 2008 

I know, but thanks for your input anyway... and also thanks for using the appropriate confidence level (unlike a number of KudoZians... they know who they are!).

09:21 Jul 1, 2008 

No problem, I said it was a wild guess :)

09:19 Jul 1, 2008 

It appears that Chris and Charlie were on the right lines (sorry Terry!). According to the customer: "Véhicule avec un régime moteur ( tr/mn ) maxi autorisant une vitesse maxi de .....
Le terme de régime de coupure est utilisé pour décrire la limite haute de régulation du moteur évitant un sur-régime."
It looks like the "fin" is superfluous.

07:47 Jun 30, 2008 

Chris, true but they would have to state the limit in the worst possible conditions no matter how unlikely those conditions are in reality.

07:15 Jun 30, 2008 

I now have a feeling that Terry's interpretation is correct. On the other hand, it would surely take a very long time (as an airport fire engine) for the tyres to get worn to the point of needing a retread.

04:24 Jun 30, 2008 

Thanks for all your input on this, gentlemen. I'll get back to the customer to see if I can get any further pointers.

12:36 Jun 28, 2008 

I did initially consider Terry's option, but now it makes a bit more sense. If you let "fin" mean "fine", then it could mean that this is the max speed for that particular type of tread.

12:11 Jun 28, 2008 

like chris, I have a feeling this may be to do with the engine speed/"regime de coupure".

09:40 Jun 28, 2008 

"regime coupure" suggests the speed governor used on many trucks. Is this (fin) implying that the governor should be disabled to allow the truck to go flat out?? Odd.