saut de lame

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French term or phrase:saut de lame [generators, rotating machines]
English translation:variation in radius between commutator segements
Entered by: Tony M

09:29 Feb 21, 2006
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / manufacturing generators
French term or phrase: saut de lame
The 'lame' in question is clearly one of the commutator segments for a DC generator, but I can't quite figure out what the 'saut' means --- something to do with undercutting, perhaps? or is it the slot width? Here's one example of where it appears in the text:

"Faire une finition du diamètre de collecteur, retirer toutes les bavures et la limaille de cuivre. Casser les angles des lames du collecteur, retirer toutes les bavures. Vérifier le faux-rond ainsi que le saut de lame.
Attention de ne pas toucher les lames du collecteur avec les doigts afin de ne pas les oxyder."

The other occurrences are similar, and give no additional clues as to its meaning.
Tony M
France
Local time: 22:37


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3jump
Conor McAuley
2holder?
CMJ_Trans (X)
2segment pitch
SusanMurray


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holder?


Explanation:
No evidence, just a gut feeling - there is something running around at the back of my mind but I can't nail it down
HTH

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segment pitch


Explanation:
segment pitch or slot pitch

Found this reference, perhaps it will help

NUMERIC ANALYTICAL APPROACH OF THE COMMUTATION IN DC COMMUTATOR. MOTOR USED IN TRACTION FOR PEUGEOT ... slot pitch ( or segment pitch) the other conductor ...
ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel4/ 5573/14907/00677113.pdf



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jump


Explanation:
I think Susan may be along the right lines with pitch.

Rout Tech

saut: METALL jump

Basically the stability of the blade?

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