Table 4-2. Reference Designations, Abbreviations and Multipliers (1 of 4)
A
AT
B
BT
C
CP
CR
DC
DL
DS
E
REFERENCE DESIGNATIONS
Assembly F Fuse
RT
Attenuator, Isolator, FL Filter
S
Limiter, Termination HY
Circulator
T
Fan, Motor J Electrical Connector TB
Battery
(Stationary Portion), TC
Capacitor Jack TP
Coupler K
Relay
U
Diode, Diode
L
Coil, Inductor
Thyristor, Step
M
Meter
V
Recovery Diode,
MP
Miscellaneous
VR
Varactor
Mechanical Part
Directional Coupler P Electrical Connector
Delay Line (Movable Portion), W
Annunciator, Lamp, Plug
X
Light Emitting
Q
Silicon Controlled Y
Diode (LED),
Rectifier (SCR),
Signaling Device Transistor,
(Visible) Triode Thyristor Z
Miscellaneous Electrical Part R Resistor
Thermistor
Switch
Transformer
Terminal Board
Thermocouple
Test Point
Integrated Circuit,
Microcircuit
Electron Tube
Breakdown Diode
(Zener),
Voltage Regulator
Cable, Wire, Jumper
Socket
Crystal Unit
(Piezoelectric,
Quartz)
Tuned Cavity,
Tuned Circuit
A
A
Across Flats, Acrylic,
Air (Dry Method),
Ampere
ADJ Adjust, Adjustment
ANSI American National
Standards Institute
(formerly
USASI-ASA)
ASSY Assembly
AWG American Wire Gage
B
BCD
Binary Coded
Decimal
BD
Board, Bundle
BE-CU Beryllium Copper
BNC
Type of Connector
BRG
Bearing, Boring
3RS
Brass
ABBREVIATIONS
BSC
Basic CNDCT Conducting,
BTN Button
Conductive,
Conductivity,
C
Conductor
CONT Contact,
C
Capacitance, Continuous,
Capacitor,
Control,
Center Tapped,
Controller
Cermet , Cold,
CONV Converter
Compression
CPRSN Compression
CCP
Carbon Composition CUP-PT Cup Point
Plastic CW
Clockwise,
CD
Cadmium, Card,
Continuous Wave
Cord
CER
Ceramic
CHAM Chamfer
CHAR Character,
D
Characteristic,
Charcoal
D
Deep, Depletion,
CMOS Complementary
Depth, Diameter,
Metal Oxide
Direct Current
Semiconductor
DA
Darlington
Replaceable Parts 4-3