Dauerkontaktstörungen

English translation: Recurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)

08:51 Jan 4, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Dauerkontaktstörungen
context: optimization of a heat treatment line for washers
"Die GA-Lichtschranke hat keine dünnen Scheiben erkannt. Dadurch kam es immer wieder zu Dauerkontaktstörungen der Massekontakte. Die Lichtschranke wurde auf eine 0.8mm Scheibe eingestellt."

The photoelectric sensor didn't recognize washers that were thinner than the specified value, and that resulted in repreated problems with the maintained contact of the grounding contacts???
Any help with this sentence greatly appreciated! TIA, Beth.
Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 02:39
English translation:Recurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)
Explanation:
Recurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)

Your text (without further context) suggests that a maintained contact switch with a grounding function operated only when a sensor perceived a washer being in the relevant position of the system. Since the sensor failed to detect thin washers, contact then wasn’t maintained [closed] and the ground connection(s) consequently wasn’t/weren’t maintained, until the sensor was rea
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Tom Funke
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Thanks very much, Tom, for your extremely helpful explanation!

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naresulting in prolonged (contact) interferences
Parrot
naRecurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)
Tom Funke


  

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resulting in prolonged (contact) interferences


Explanation:
with regards to the grounding contacts.

I would take out the first "contact" in favor of the second.

Parrot
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Recurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)


Explanation:
Recurrent problems in maintaining the [continuous] closure of the ground contact(s)

Your text (without further context) suggests that a maintained contact switch with a grounding function operated only when a sensor perceived a washer being in the relevant position of the system. Since the sensor failed to detect thin washers, contact then wasn’t maintained [closed] and the ground connection(s) consequently wasn’t/weren’t maintained, until the sensor was rea



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Tom Funke
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Thanks very much, Tom, for your extremely helpful explanation!

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