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saltar el par

English translation: when the clutch slips

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Spanish term or phrase:saltar el par
English translation:when the clutch slips
Entered by: Daniel Parra

14:09 Apr 23, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: saltar el par
Una vez que ha saltado el par en la llave dinamométrica nos podemos encontrar con tres situaciones:
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peter jackson
Spain
Local time: 15:39
when the clutch slips
Explanation:
A click-type torque wrench is preset to the required torque. When that torque is reached, an internal clutch in the wrench slips, so that further turning of the handle does not produce any more force.

No, it's not a typo, it's "saltar" as in "jump".
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Daniel Parra
Local time: 15:39
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5when the clutch slips
Daniel Parra
2 +2once you've released/dropped/tightened/fixed the torque to the dynamometric key or torque wrench
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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once you've released/dropped/tightened/fixed the torque to the dynamometric key or torque wrench


Explanation:
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Note added at 40 minutos (2008-04-23 14:49:30 GMT)
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Creo que podría tratarse de un "typo" : "soltado" por "saltado"

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Spanish
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when the clutch slips


Explanation:
A click-type torque wrench is preset to the required torque. When that torque is reached, an internal clutch in the wrench slips, so that further turning of the handle does not produce any more force.

No, it's not a typo, it's "saltar" as in "jump".


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench
Daniel Parra
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