Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
abrir en cárter
English translation:
(to) open the housing/case
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Alan Lambson
May 27, 2018 22:50
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abrir en cárter
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I am translating a service and maintenance manual for a vacuum packing machine.
There are several instances where the phrase "abrir en cárter" is used, referring to a certain way of opening the machine to work on it. I cannot find attestations of this usage in Google searches, and I am completely unfamiliar with this usage. To me a "cárter" is a crankcase, which has nothing to do wtih this machine. Examples:
Apertura en “carter” envasadoras XXX de sobremesa
La sustitución del switch se realiza abriendo la apertura en cárter de la envasadora como en el capítulo 3.4.1 y mediante una llave aflojando la tuerca que fija el switch a la cuba.
Paso 1 Abrir en cárter la envasadora tal y como se explica en el capítulo 3.4.1.
This manual might have been translated from Catalan to Castilian, if that makes any difference.
There are several instances where the phrase "abrir en cárter" is used, referring to a certain way of opening the machine to work on it. I cannot find attestations of this usage in Google searches, and I am completely unfamiliar with this usage. To me a "cárter" is a crankcase, which has nothing to do wtih this machine. Examples:
Apertura en “carter” envasadoras XXX de sobremesa
La sustitución del switch se realiza abriendo la apertura en cárter de la envasadora como en el capítulo 3.4.1 y mediante una llave aflojando la tuerca que fija el switch a la cuba.
Paso 1 Abrir en cárter la envasadora tal y como se explica en el capítulo 3.4.1.
This manual might have been translated from Catalan to Castilian, if that makes any difference.
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| 4 +3 | (to) open in the housing/case |
Thomas Walker
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(to) open in the housing/case
"Cárter" has several different meanings, among them crankcase, but also: case, housing, sump, oil pan.
I think in this case they are referring to an opening in the housing, or case, of the bottling machine.
I think in this case they are referring to an opening in the housing, or case, of the bottling machine.
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lorenab23
: Sorry Tom, your answer wasn't up yet when I was posting my comment. Obviously I agree with your answer :-)
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Thanks, Lorena; & I agree with you - see Discussion. ;-)
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Robert Carter
: As you say, possible an oil pan or sump too; hard to tell without diagrams or more information.
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Thanks, Robert :-)
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neilmac
: In Spain, I only knew it as "sump/oil pan"...
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Thanks, Neil :-)
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Discussion
1)...se realiza abriendo la apertura en el carter de la envasadora
2)Abrir el carter de la envasadora