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elettrodistributore

English translation: proportional solenoid valve

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Italian term or phrase:elettrodistributore
English translation:proportional solenoid valve
Entered by: Sarah Ponting

09:45 Feb 25, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / electrical
Italian term or phrase: elettrodistributore
This term is in a text that was previously translated into English with the term electrodistributor. I can't find one Englsih website featuring this word, so it looks like another bad literal translation. However, I'm not sure about the correct one. Can anyone help?

(I've got no context as it's a label on a diagram)

Thanks

Sarah
Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 17:43
Potrebbe essere un'elettrovalvola di distribuzione?
Explanation:
E quindi "solenoid-operated selector valve"?

Nel sito di rif. trovi:
Il controllo PPC ...Realizza, in un unico contenitore (package), le funzioni di: controllo per motore ...controllo elettrovalvole on/off ed elettrovalvola proporzionale (elettrodistributore)

Certo che è un po' un azzardo, considerando l'assenza di contesto. Posso solo dire che di solito "Selector valve" è un distributore.
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Adriana Esposito
Italy
Local time: 17:43
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Hi Adriana,

I was thinking along such lines. Thanks for your confirmation. In the menatime I've found an Italian website that refers to "eletrodistributore" as "elettrovalvola proporzionale" (http://www.zapiweb.com/applicazioni/piattaforme.htm), so I'll call it a proportional solenoid valve (plenty of hits on Google).

Buon lavoro!

Sarah
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2 +1Potrebbe essere un'elettrovalvola di distribuzione?
Adriana Esposito
3slip ring
Derek Smith


  

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Potrebbe essere un'elettrovalvola di distribuzione?


Explanation:
E quindi "solenoid-operated selector valve"?

Nel sito di rif. trovi:
Il controllo PPC ...Realizza, in un unico contenitore (package), le funzioni di: controllo per motore ...controllo elettrovalvole on/off ed elettrovalvola proporzionale (elettrodistributore)

Certo che è un po' un azzardo, considerando l'assenza di contesto. Posso solo dire che di solito "Selector valve" è un distributore.


    Reference: http://www.google.it/search?q=cache:oxIJ12Vhk_0C:www.zapiweb...
Adriana Esposito
Italy
Local time: 17:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Hi Adriana,

I was thinking along such lines. Thanks for your confirmation. In the menatime I've found an Italian website that refers to "eletrodistributore" as "elettrovalvola proporzionale" (http://www.zapiweb.com/applicazioni/piattaforme.htm), so I'll call it a proportional solenoid valve (plenty of hits on Google).

Buon lavoro!

Sarah

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slip ring


Explanation:
Hi Sarah
Without further context it's rather difficult to say, but this type of expression in Italian often seems to refer to a component that serves to transfer electrical signals from a static system to a rotating system, in which case the normal expression is slip ring / slip ring assembly / slipring... etc. afaik.
Cheers
Derek

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Note added at 2003-02-25 10:21:55 (GMT) Post-grading
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Aha, you have found a solution. Note that Adriana\'s excellent answer implies that the distribution is of a fluid (air, oil, etc.) rather than an electrical signal - it\'s a directional control valve with an electrical operator. Depends.
D

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Note added at 2003-02-25 10:24:11 (GMT) Post-grading
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An afterthought - the \"proportional\" aspect is not implicit. I think this type of valve can just as easily feature On/Off type operation.

Derek Smith
Local time: 16:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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