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Hmm, it appears we have
UG-Underground, now how about,
OH- Overhead.
Ian (Watch someone find OH in this thread) A.
Is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
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CB - Circuit Breaker
MCP - Motor Circuit Protector
OL - Overload
TM - Thermal-magnetic circuit breaker
AIC - Ampere Interrupting Capacity
V - Volt
VM - Voltmeter
A - Ampere
AM - Ammeter
WHM - Watt Hour Meter
Hz - Hertz
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BX CABLE: Term comes from the old Bronx Cable Company. When electricians back in the day used to order armored cable, it came in a crate marked "Bx Cable." It was short for Bronx Cable. This was the explanation given in a Thomson Delmar Electrical Training book and I believe it.
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Whoa, Brown outs is badddd news. I work for a POCO and a brown out is most likely going to be a prelude to an outage. Low voltage will damage equipment in a heck of a hurry and needs to be corrected quickly. As the voltage drops, the current of course rises rapidly to maintain load.
The sound of an air conditioner or refrigerator running under voltage is enough to make me run to unplug/turn it off before the motor smokes.
Modern dispatch systems will warn of these conditions and it has become quite rare (around here anyway) to have a brown out last more than a few seconds.
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Nuke Test/Smoke Test = Bringing a Service or Equipment on line.
Customers love to here the electrician yell out "everybody clear, Nuke Test!"
Rob OK, lemme ask, where/how did you (or whoever) come up with "Nuke Test?" Ian A. [This message has been edited by Theelectrikid (edited 11-19-2006).]
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So much lingo in electrical work…
Carflex – Liquidtite flexible nonmetallic conduit
Jake – 90-degree conduit “inspection elbow”
Acorn – Ground rod clamp for direct burial
1/4 Bend – 90-degree sweep
1/8 Bend – 45-degree sweep
FA – Female adaptor
MA – Male adaptor
NM-B - Romex
Stacker – Plastic spacer and support for multiple NM-B cables
T&B – Plastic Romex connectors (Also a major manufacturer)
SER – Service entrance cable assembly with L-L-N-G conductors
SEU – Service entrance cable assembly with L-L-(NG)
ATS – Automatic Transfer Switch
AFCI – Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
Keyless – Simple porcelain or plastic lamp holder
Twins – Tandem circuit breakers
GDO – Garage Door Opener
Rock Wool – Fireblocking insulation “Roxul”
Fantech – Remotely mounted exhaust (bath) fans
Hotbox – Electric heater used to bend PVC conduit
Unibit – Any variation of a step-drill
Faceless – Single gang GFCI device without receptacle outlets
Soap – Pulling lubricant
Nolox – Aluminum oxide inhibitor
E-Y – Potable conduit fitting
Jiffy Clips – 3/8 Trade size straps
Handy Box – Small, single-gang metal device box
Mouse – Foam Sponge used to vacuum or blow a pull line through conduit
B-Caps – Wire nuts
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
HID – High Intensity Discharge
MCR – Master Control Relay
PIR – Passive Infrared
CO – Carbon Monoxide Detector (or Certificate of Occupancy)
UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply
UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair (Cat5e, Cat6)
RG6 Quad – Common “Radio Guide” cable (cable television, satellite)
Duct Seal – Nonhardening putty, usually grey
RTV – Silicone sealant “Room Temperature Vulcanizing”
Tapcon – Self tapping concrete anchors
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