Creative Engineering ROCK-A-FIRE EXPLOSION - Page 4

Glossary
Actuation Levers: A front mount lever of the air cylinder that
moves during the cylinder action.
Adjustment Tape: V.C. tape.
Aircraft bolt: A gold anodized bolt with a long shaft and fine
threads, used where a cylinder's front mount rod end joins
with a flanged block. An example is, the head-left-right
cylinder's front mount.
Air Dryer: The part of the air system located down line from the
storage tank. It removes the moisture from the air.
Air Regulator: An adjustable device that controls air pressure
flowing through it.
Amps: Amplifiers
Barb fitting: The fitting used to attach air lines to other
devices.
BD: Bottom drawer
Blow by: A type of air leakage where the air escapes past a
seal.
Brass Washer: Composed of brass and gold in color. It is a
commonly used as a thrust bearing. One place it is used is
between the upper neck and lower neck shaft.
c.c. Panel: The original light control panels consisting of
Eight and Twenty Triac lighting control boxes.
C.F.M.: Cubic feet of air per minute. The show consumes, at full
speed, approximately 95 cfm. at 80 psi.
C.L.: Colored overhead stage Lights
Clevis nut or Jam Nut: A standard thread size nut but constructed
thinner, used for locking threaded devices.
Collar Pin: A collar pin is a custom pivot pin used in high
stress areas. In particular, it is used in the rear mount
of a cylinder.
Controller:
Gray box controller sometimes called a "computer"
Convenience outlet: A specific electrical outlet located on the
back wall of the platform.
Cosmetics: The cosmetic aspect of the show is concerned with the
outward appearance of the show and all that is involved in
making it look correct.
Critical Adjustment: Those adjustments that must be made, with
pre-determined dimensions, for either aesthetic or
mechanical reasons for the best operating conditions of a
movement.
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