Table 4-2. Reference Designations, Abbreviations and Multipliers (1 of 4)

REFERENCE DESIGNATIONS

 

A

Assembly

 

 

 

 

F

Fuse

 

 

RT

Thermistor

 

 

AT

Attenuator,

Isolator,

 

FL

Filter

 

 

S

Switch

 

 

 

 

Limiter,

Termination

 

HY

Circulator

 

 

T

Transformer

 

 

B

Fan, Motor

 

 

J

Electrical

Connector

TB

Terminal Board

 

 

B T

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

(Stationary

Portion),

TC

Thermocouple

 

 

C

Capacitor

 

 

 

 

 

Jack

 

 

T P

Test Point

 

 

CP

Coupler

 

 

 

 

K

Relay

 

 

U

Integrated Circuit,

 

 

C R

Diode,

Diode

 

 

L

Coil, Inductor

 

Microcircuit

 

 

 

Thyristor,

 

Step

 

M

Meter

 

 

V

Electron Tube

 

 

 

Recovery

Diode,

 

MP

Miscellaneous

V R

Breakdown Diode

 

 

 

Varactor

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanical

Part

 

(Zener),

 

 

DC

Directional

Coupler

 

P

Electrical Connector

 

Voltage Regulator

 

 

DL

Delay

Line

 

 

 

 

(Movable

Portion),

W

Cable,

Wire, Jumper

 

 

DS

Annunciator,

Lamp,

 

 

Plug

 

 

X

Socket

 

 

 

 

Light

Emitting

 

Q

S i l i c o n C o n t r o l l e d

Y

Crystal

Unit

 

 

 

Diode

(LED),

 

 

 

Rectifier (SCR),

 

(Piezoelectric,

 

 

 

Signaling

Device

 

 

Transistor,

 

 

 

Quartz)

 

 

 

(Visible)

 

 

 

 

 

T r i o d e T h y r i s t o r

Z

Tuned

Cavity,

 

 

E

Miscellaneous

Electrical

Part

R

Resistor

 

 

 

Tuned

Circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

BSC

Basic

 

 

CNDCT

Conducting,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTN

Button

 

 

 

Conductive,

 

 

A

Across

Flats,

Acrylic,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conductivity,

 

 

 

Air (Dry

Method),

 

 

C

 

 

 

Conductor

 

 

 

Ampere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C O N T C o n t a c t ,

 

 

ADJ

Adjust, Adjustment

 

C

Capacitance,

 

 

Continuous,

 

 

ANSI

American

National

 

 

Capacitor,

 

 

 

Control,

 

 

 

Standards

 

Institute

 

 

Center Tapped,

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

(formerly

 

 

 

 

 

Cermet , Cold,

 

C O N V C o n v e r t e r

 

 

 

USASI-ASA)

 

 

 

Compression

 

CPRSN

Compression

 

 

ASSY

Assembly

 

 

 

 

CCP

Carbon Composition

CUP-PT Cup Point

 

 

AWG American Wire Gage

 

 

Plastic

 

 

C W

Clockwise,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

Cadmium, Card,

 

 

Continuous Wave

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CER

Ceramic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCD

Binary

Coded

 

 

CHAM

Chamfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decimal

 

 

 

 

CHAR

Character,

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

BD

Board,

Bundle

 

 

Characteristic,

 

 

 

 

 

 

BE-CU Beryllium Copper

 

 

Charcoal

 

 

D

Deep,

Depletion,

 

 

B N C

Type of Connector

 

CMOS

Complementary

 

 

Depth,

Diameter,

 

 

BRG

Bearing, Boring

 

 

Metal Oxide

 

 

Direct

Current

 

 

3RS

Brass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductor

 

DA

Darlington

 

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