Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Traforücklauf
English translation:
transformer return line
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
Nov 9, 2007 13:42
16 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Traforücklauf
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Electric Locomotive Transformer
This term appears a couple of times without any real context, as part of a list of parts for a transformer cooling circuit in an electric locomotive. The full context is: "Flanschklappe Traforücklauf". That's it unfortunately. I have absolutely no idea what a "Traforücklauf" is supposed to be. The "Trafo" bit means "transformer" of course, but Rücklauf can mean dozens of things and I haven't a clue which meaning would fit here. Again, I apologise for the lack of context in this instance, but I'm kind of hoping that Rücklauf have a fairly standard meaning in relation to transformers. TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | transformer return line |
Ken Cox
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| 3 | return transformer |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 1 | flyback transformer |
seehand
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Change log
Nov 23, 2007 07:48: Ken Cox Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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transformer return line
the return line is the part of the circuit that transports the medium returning from the transformer or from the radiator (depending on your perspective)
Peer comment(s):
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Oliver Walter
: Seems most likely to me. In any case, a Traforücklauf is a kind of Rücklauf, not a kind of Trafo.
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yep -- umgekehrt ist unbewährt, oder so was
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: this would be plausible here
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Herbie
: Or return pipe - for cooling oil. Fl.-klappe = flange valve.
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perhaps a flange-mount check valve
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Michael Harris
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DC Josephs
: yes, and with Herbie
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Edward L. Crosby III
: Yes, if it is in fact part of the Trafo cooling circuit. And in the opposite direction the cooling medium is handled by the "Vorlauf".
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Dolores Vázquez
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
32 mins
flyback transformer
Ich bin kein Techniker, aber schau' mal bei Wikipedia, ob es das sein könnte, was Du suchst
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyback_transformer
http://odge.de/englisch-deutsch/flyback transformer.html
allerdings ist das dann umgekehrt "Rücklauftransformator"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyback_transformer
http://odge.de/englisch-deutsch/flyback transformer.html
allerdings ist das dann umgekehrt "Rücklauftransformator"
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