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English translation: Torque bar

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German term or phrase:	Durchdrehstange
English translation:	Torque bar
Entered by:	David Williams

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05:07 Feb 13, 2012

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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)

German term or phrase: Durchdrehstange

Context:

This is in a call for tenders for a CHP power plant, in a list of standard tools provided with the plant.

CF. http://5120.iso-group.com/NSN/5120-12-145-8039

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Call for tenders
* Target audience: Engineering company
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): American English

David Williams KudoZ activity Questions: 1362 (7 open) (68 closed without grading) Answers: 463
Local time: 04:09

Torque bar

Explanation:
I think this is what is meant, the word doesn't appear in German, so I'd say probably the "Durchdreh" bit refers to the slipping of a torque tool (spanner etc.), and that the "stange" is usually given as "-barre" oder so ähnlich. Not that the bar itself "dreht durch", but that it is designed manually to drive a piece of equipment like a ratchet socket or torque socket, etc.

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David Moore
Local time: 04:09

Grading comment

Thanks David!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

barring tool

Patrick Johnson

Torque bar

David Moore

crank bar ?

Gunter Prediger

crank handle

Teresa Reinhardt

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

crank handle

Explanation:
Was my first reaction; since it's not a standard tech term, I'd query client

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 19:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 210

4 hrs confidence:

Torque bar

David Moore
Local time: 04:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 556

Grading comment

Thanks David!

6 hrs confidence:

crank bar ?

Explanation:
Perhaps this could fit - it depends really on the function of this "tool".
Without an understanding of the function it remains guesswork,
any of the terms suggested could be applicable

Gunter Prediger
Germany
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 31

14 hrs confidence:

barring tool

Explanation:
For manually rotating the rotor of a gas turbine, for example.

Patrick Johnson
Local time: 03:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 90

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