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The following list contains abbreviations that may appear in this publication.

A, amp

ampere

ABDC

after bottom dead center

alternating current

A/D

analog to digital

ADC

analog to digital converter

adj.

adjust, adjustment

ADV

advertising dimensional

drawing

AHWT

anticipatory high water

temperature

AISI

American Iron and Steel

Institute

ALOP

anticipatory low oil pressure

alt.

alternator

aluminum

ANSI

American National Standards

Institute

(formerly American Standards

Association, ASA)

anticipatory only

API

American Petroleum Institute

approx.

approximate, approximately

as required, as requested

as supplied, as stated, as

suggested

ASE

American Society of Engineers

ASME

American Society of

Mechanical Engineers

assy.

assembly

ASTM

American Society for Testing

Materials

ATDC

after top dead center

ATS

automatic transfer switch

auto.

automatic

aux.

auxiliary

A/V

audiovisual

avg.

average

AVR

automatic voltage regulator

AWG

American Wire Gauge

AWM

appliance wiring material

bat.

battery

BBDC

before bottom dead center

battery charger, battery

charging

BCA

battery charging alternator

BCI

Battery Council International

BDC

before dead center

BHP

brake horsepower

blk.

black (paint color), block

(engine)

blk. htr.

block heater

BMEP

brake mean effective pressure

bps

bits per second

br.

brass

BTDC

before top dead center

Btu

British thermal unit

Btu/min.

British thermal units per minute

Celsius, centigrade

cal.

calorie

CARB

California Air Resources Board

circuit breaker

cubic centimeter

CCA

cold cranking amps

ccw.

counterclockwise

CEC

Canadian Electrical Code

cfh

cubic feet per hour

cfm

cubic feet per minute

TP-5985 10/02

center of gravity

CID

cubic inch displacement

centerline

centimeter

CMOS

complementary metal oxide

substrate (semiconductor)

cogen.

cogeneration

Com

communications (port)

conn.

connection

cont.

continued

CPVC

chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

crit.

critical

CRT

cathode ray tube

CSA

Canadian Standards

Association

current transformer

copper

cu. in.

cubic inch

cw.

clockwise

CWC

city water-cooled

cyl.

cylinder

D/A

digital to analog

DAC

digital to analog converter

decibel

dBA

decibel (A weighted)

direct current

DCR

direct current resistance

deg., °

degree

dept.

department

dia.

diameter

DI/EO

dual inlet/end outlet

DIN

Deutsches Institut fur Normung

e. V.

(also Deutsche Industrie

Normenausschuss)

DIP

dual inline package

DPDT

double-pole, double-throw

DPST

double-pole, single-throw

disconnect switch

DVR

digital voltage regulator

E, emer.

emergency (power source)

EDI

electronic data interchange

EFR

emergency frequency relay

e.g.

for example (exempli gratia)

electronic governor

EGSA

Electrical Generating Systems

Association

EIA

Electronic Industries

Association

EI/EO

end inlet/end outlet

EMI

electromagnetic interference

emiss.

emission

eng.

engine

EPA

Environmental Protection

Agency

EPS

emergency power system

emergency relay

engineering special,

engineered special

ESD

electrostatic discharge

est.

estimated

E-Stop

emergency stop

etc.

et cetera (and so forth)

exh.

exhaust

ext.

external

Fahrenheit, female

Appendix A Abbreviations

fglass.

fiberglass

FHM

flat head machine (screw)

fl. oz.

fluid ounce

flex.

flexible

freq.

frequency

full scale

ft.

foot, feet

ft. lbs.

foot pounds (torque)

ft./min.

feet per minute

gram

ga.

gauge (meters, wire size)

gal.

gallon

gen.

generator

genset

generator set

GFI

ground fault interrupter

GND,

ground

gov.

governor

gph

gallons per hour

gpm

gallons per minute

gr.

grade, gross

GRD

equipment ground

gr. wt.

gross weight

H x W x D height by width by depth

hex cap

HCHT

high cylinder head temperature

heavy duty

HET

high exhaust temperature

hex

hexagon

mercury (element)

hex head

HHC

hex head cap

horsepower

hr.

hour

heat shrink

hsg.

housing

HVAC

heating, ventilation, and air

conditioning

HWT

high water temperature

hertz (cycles per second)

integrated circuit

inside diameter, identification

IEC

International Electrotechnical

Commission

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers

IMS

improved motor starting

in.

inch

in. H

inches of water

in. Hg

inches of mercury

in. lbs.

inch pounds

Inc.

incorporated

ind.

industrial

int.

internal

int./ext.

internal/external

I/O

input/output

iron pipe

ISO

International Organization for

Standardization

joule

JIS

Japanese Industry Standard

kilo (1000)

kelvin

kiloampere

kilobyte (2

bytes)

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