Acronym List

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Acronym List
• From: "Justin Hennigan" <justinh-at-interlaced-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:38:04 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

HDPE High density polyethylene
LDPE Low density polyethylene
PET Polyethylene terephthalate (mylar)
PP Polypropylene
PS Polystyrene
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
MMC Multi-mini cap
AC Alternating current
DC Direct current
SG Spark gap
KV Kilovolt
AWG American Wire Gauge
TC Tesla coil
LTRC Larger than resonance cap
FL Fluorescent Light
DMM Digital multimeter
RF Radio frequency
HF High Frequency
AL Aluminium
ARRL American Radio Relay League
CW Continuous wave
HV High voltage
BTW By the way
BTU British thermal unit
NaCl Salt
RMS Root mean squared
HZ Hertz
CPS Cycles per second
DW Damped wave
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
KVA Kilo volt amp
PWM Pulse width modulator
TIG Tungsten inert gas
MIG Metal inert gas
PF Power factor
PFC Power factor correction
TCML Telsa coil mailing list
EMI Electromagnetic interference
RFI Radio frequency interference
VA Volt amp
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
RSG Rotary spark gap
SRSG Synchronous rotary spark gap
ASRSG Asynchronous rotary spark gap
RQSG Richard Quick spark gap
RPM Revolutions per minute
BPS Breaks per second
NST Neon sign transformer
CT Center tapped
PT Potential transformer
MOT Microwave oven transformer
OBIT Oil-burner ignition transformer
XFMR Transformer

Just my collection of acronyms.  I hope it proves useful to the beginners.
Fell free to steal it for use on a Tesla information webpage, or maybe the
list page.

Coiling in Ohio
Justin Hennigan

• Prev: Re: posting images & 2kW coil performance
• Next: Fr. Tom's PIC CAP METER files now available
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread