Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Fehlbogenkontrolle

English translation:

no-sheet detector

Added to glossary by Julianne Rowland
Jun 7, 2007 03:38
16 yrs ago
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German term

kontra He

German to English Tech/Engineering Paper / Paper Manufacturing Sheet Feeder
Again, from a troubleshooting report about a sheet feeder, written by a representative of a Swiss manufacturer of paper-making machines. I assume that kontra means 'gegen' but don't know what to make of He. Here's the context:

Die Fehlbogen **kontra He** arbeitete bei schwarzem Papier nicht immer richtig.
Das Problem lag daran, das die Halterung der Fotozelle nicht mehr in der richtigen Position zum Material
stand.
Dadurch konnte das ausgesendete Signal nicht zurückgesendet werden.
Der Halter wurde wieder eingestellt, und die Funktion des Lichttasters mit schwarzem Papier getestet.


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Proposed translations (English)
1 +1 no-sheet detector, caliper detector

Discussion

Julianne Rowland (asker) Jun 7, 2007:
Thanks for your input, Ken and Jack. The source text is very strange indeed, and contains many errors. I hadn't thought about an OCR error, but this could very well be the case. I think I am going to have to query the source text on several points.
Jack Becconsall Jun 7, 2007:
Following on from Ken's comment, if OCR error is a possibility, then something like "Fehlbogenkontraste" would seem to fit the context and the grammar. As you cannot rely on guesswork, you should query the source text.
Ken Cox Jun 7, 2007:
How confident are you of the accuracy of the text? Could this be an transcription or OCR error? Gramatically, 'kontra He' could well be part of the subject noun, since the verb is singular and the article Die implies a feminine noun (which Bogen is not).

Proposed translations

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no-sheet detector, caliper detector

I'm guessing here, but could it be "Fehlbogenkontrolle"?
Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : 'kontrolle' is as good a guess as any and certainly plausible
16 mins
thanks, Ken
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to Nicole, Ken, and Jack. In the end, I contacted the client and found out that this was indeed a scanned text, hence the OCR errors. I was given the PDF version and lo and behold, instead of Fehlbogen kontra He, there was Fehlbogenkontrolle! "
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