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out of round

English translation: not perfectly round

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English term or phrase:out of round
Selected answer:not perfectly round
Entered by: Yasin Koç

01:10 Mar 3, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Electric
English term or phrase: out of round
The complete term is "out of round rings." I can't fully sense what it may mean.

It's the description of a problem occurring the on the ring. The document I'm translating is a manual of an electrical motor. There're various problems "out of round rings" is one of them.

A little explanation on the how the system works: A brush slides over the slip ring and transfer the energy to the rotor. During this process various problems occur, this is one of them. I can't get sure, but I think it refers to the condition where the brush exceeds the surface of the ring, hence "out of".

The manual says this type of problem should be corrected by machining the ring.

Thanks for your help
Yasin Koç
Local time: 00:23
not perfectly round
Explanation:
either the outside or inside circumference is not perfectly formed and will need to be re-machined to bring into specification
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Travelin Ann
Local time: 17:23
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4 +5not perfectly round
Travelin Ann
4deformed
José J. Martínez


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
deformed


Explanation:
When a tire cannot be balanced it is considered to be out of round...the specific deformation is not given.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
not perfectly round


Explanation:
either the outside or inside circumference is not perfectly formed and will need to be re-machined to bring into specification

Travelin Ann
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you

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