câblette de liaison de pied de boucle

English translation: festoon-bottom tie cable

10:29 Mar 12, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Container cranes/rope-towed trolley

French term or phrase: câblette de liaison de pied de boucle

This term occurs in a spec for a container gantry crane, in the section relating to a "guirlande", which I'm assuming to be the festoon cable supplying power to the operator's cabin on the trolley (cf. http://www.liftech.net/LiftechPublications/machtrly.pdf).

In this subsection headed "Guirlande et rail de guirlande", it says:
"Toute installation de matériel non conforme au matériel du fournisseur est proscrit (ex : câblette de liaison de pied de boucle, etc.)".

Very few ghits for "pied de boucle". Any ideas, anyone?

David Goward KudoZ activity Questions: 221 (1 open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 627 France
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English translation:festoon-bottom tie cable

Explanation:
Pure invention. Not that I see what the bottom of the festoon loop would be attached to ...
And I am only assuming that "pied" is the bottom of the hanging loop, not the top.

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Local time: 06:21

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I've asked my client to seek further clarification, but I'm doubtful of getting any, so I'll settle for this and leave it as odd-sounding in the English as the French! Thanks!
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festoon-bottom tie cable

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festoon-bottom tie cable

Explanation:
Pure invention. Not that I see what the bottom of the festoon loop would be attached to ...
And I am only assuming that "pied" is the bottom of the hanging loop, not the top.

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Grading comment

I've asked my client to seek further clarification, but I'm doubtful of getting any, so I'll settle for this and leave it as odd-sounding in the English as the French! Thanks!

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