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"tot" gehängt

English translation: dead hung

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German term or phrase:"tot" gehängt
English translation:dead hung
Entered by: Antje Ruppert

18:08 Jan 8, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Kettenzug
German term or phrase: "tot" gehängt
d. h. die Last ist gesichert und die Kette entlastet.

Gibt es dafür einen passenden engl. Begriff?

Danke im Voraus,

Antje
Antje Ruppert
United States
Local time: 10:18
dead hung
Explanation:
This term generally means that the equipment is not moveable. In the sense of a chain lift, it means the same as your source: that the load is borne by a fixed support, and not by the lifting chain.
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Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you for your help. Both suggestions are correct, but since this one means exactly what I have in front of me I am going with dead hung.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4strain relieved
Heike Schwarz
3dead hung
Darin Fitzpatrick


Discussion entries: 3





  

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
\"tot\" gehängt
strain relieved


Explanation:
totgehängt is colloquial tech talk in German. Any load hanging from somewhere can be totgehängt, the corresponding English term is *strain relieved* or *with strain relief*.

Example sentence(s):
  • Cables should always be strain relieved at the moving end, and whenever possible at both ends. Exception: hydraulic hoses should only be strain relieved at the moving end.
  • Our motors have been carefully modified with strain relief and handles to make them as \

    Reference: http://www.igus.com/techtalk/echain/index.asp
    Reference: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3YB91
Heike Schwarz
Germany
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dead hung


Explanation:
This term generally means that the equipment is not moveable. In the sense of a chain lift, it means the same as your source: that the load is borne by a fixed support, and not by the lifting chain.


    Reference: http://www.iweiss.com/rigging/cw/
Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 153
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you for your help. Both suggestions are correct, but since this one means exactly what I have in front of me I am going with dead hung.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Heike Schwarz: see: http://www.secoa.com/glossary.cfm, but still, wow, its exactly the same word!
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