DP Level Transmitter Terminology Question

What language?

Why not just say,"Length of sensing lines is not critical".

The rest of the sentence is not needed, nor relevant to the operation of the device.

And rightly so.

Iris, thank you ever so much for the comprehensive explanation! The graphic helped a lot too, because I initially thought that "below the elevation of the bottom tap" meant the level of fluid inside the tank that was beneath the bottom tap, which obviously made no sense at all. Thanks for clarifying everything for me. My translation actually means something now! I've also saved this thread for future reference.

Lyn, as a translator, I don't have authority to remove part of the sentence (even if it might be appropriate in some cases), I really have to translate every word that is written to the best of my ability. By the way, I'm translating this into French. :)

Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

1. 
   The calculation of what?
   

= Span and Range calculations, with elevation and suppresion due to the fill fluid =

1. "Fill fluid in both legs is the same", meaning that the pressure or specific gravity is the same? Or simply that the same fluid is contained in both legs (e.g. glycerin)?
   

= Same fluid always =

1. What is "cancelled out"? The fluid pressure?

= The hydrostatic head caused by the fill fluid pressure =

1. What does "below the elevation of the bottom tap" mean?
   

= The elevation changes due to the location of the seal legs and the bottom tap =

Hi Erudd

While I'm late to the game, and the answers you have already, nothing can be added, I just had to say while you state you're not an engineer, your question was clear, precise, to the point and you presented it well.

It's a shame that some of those that do use this forum, who claim to be "engineers" don't put their question together in a manner such as yours. It was a pleasure to read!

Out of shear nosiness... into which language are you translating?

It's a shame that some members would have missed this in #6: "By the way, I'm translating this into French."

I agree that the OP did a good job of presenting the problem.

I understand thet my editing suggestion was not sound advice.

Not some members.. only me it would seem.... opps!

I can understand the OP's problem with not wanting to remove any part of the text, a friend who was fluent in French would translate her company's tech manuals on occasion and ask for my help, and while translating French to English in the literal form may in some case not make much sense, once the meaning was understood, we would write an English amendment for that sentence.

Seemed to work. She got the gold medal at work, I got taken to dinner!! Bon!