shifting cylinder
German translation: Verstellzylinder
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| 2 | oszillierendes Zylinder; bewegliches Z. |
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oszillierendes Zylinder; bewegliches Z. Explanation: In the absence of adequate context, this is little more than a guess; is it a model steam engine, or something similar? 'Coz if so, this might be it... |
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Verstellzylinder Explanation: Ich vermute es handelt sich um einen Verstellzylinder ( to shift - hier: verstellen). Demnach sollte die fragliche Baugruppe eine *Grundplatte mit Verstellzylinder* (z. B. zum Einstellen einer Federvorspannung) sein. Denkbar wäre auch ein hydraulischer Verstellzylinder, jedoch ist der Kontext zu vage für eine präzisere Formulierung. |
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