ISO InternationalOrganizationfor MS militarystandard
Standardization m/sec, meterspersecond
J joule MTBF meantimebetweenfailure
JIS JapaneseIndustryStandard MTBO meantimebetweenoverhauls
k kilo(1000) mtg. mounting
K kelvin MW megawatt
kA kiloampere mW milliwatt
KB kilobyte(2t°bytes) uF microfarad
kg kilogram N,norm,normal(powersource)
kg/cm2 kilogramspersquare NA notavailable,notapplicable
centimeter
nat.gas naturalgas
kgm kilogram-meter NBS NationalBureauofStandards
kg/m3 kilogramspercubicmeter NC normallyclosed
kHz kilohertz NEC NationalElectricalCode
kJ kilojoule NEMA NationalElectrical
km kilometer ManufacturersAssociation
kOhm,k_kilo-ohm NFPA NationalFireProtection
kPa kilopascal Association
kph kilometersperhour Nm newtonmeter
kV kilovolt NO normallyopen
kVA kilovoltampere no.,nos.number,numbers
kVAR kilovoltamperereactive NPS NationalPipe,Straight
kW kilowatt NPSC NationalPipe,Straight-coupling
kWh kilowatt-hour NPT NationalStandardtaperpipe
kWm kilowattmechanical threadpergeneraluse
L liter NPTF NationalPipe,Taper-Fine
LAN localareanetwork NR notrequired,normalrelay
LxWxHlengthbywidthbyheight ns nanosecond
Ib. pound,pounds OC overcrank
Ibm/ft3 poundsmasspercubicfeet OD outsidediameter
LCB linecircuitbreaker OEM odginalequipment
manufacturer
LCD liquidcrystaldisplay
Id.shd. loadshed OF overfrequency
LED lightemitting diode opt. option, optional
Lph liters per hour OS oversize, overspeed
Lpm liters per minute OSHA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
LOP low oil pressure OV overvoltage
LP liquefied petroleum oz. ounce
LPG liquefied petroleum gas p., pp. page, pages
LS left side PC personal computer
Lwa sound power level, A weighted PCB printed circuit board
LWL low water leval pF picofared
LWT low water temperature PF power factor
m meter, milli (1/1000) ph., _ phase
M mega (106 when used with SI PHC Phillips head edmptite (screw)
units), male
m3 cubic meter PHH Phillips hex head (screw)
m3/min, cubic meters per minute PHM pan head machine (screw)
mA milliampere PLC programmable logic control
man. manual PMG permanent-magnet generator
max. maximum pot potentiometer, potential
MB megabyte (22° bytes) ppm parts per million
MCM one thousand circular mils PROM programmable reed-only
memory
MCCB molded-case circuit breaker psi pounds per square inch
meggar megohmmeter pt. pint
MHz megahertz PTC positive temperature coefficient
mi. mile PTO power takeoff
rail one one-thousandth of an inch PVC palyvinyl chloride
rain. minimum, minute qt. quart, quarts
misc. miscellaneous
qty. quantity
MJ megajoule R replacement (emergency)
mJ millijoule power source
mm millimeter red. radiator, radius
mOhm, m_ RAM random access memory
milliohm RDO relay driver output
MOhm, M_ ref. reference
megohm
MOV metal oxide varistor rem. remote
MPa megapascal Res/Coml Residential/Commercial
mpg miles per gallon RFI radio frequency interference
mph miles per hour
RH round head
RHM round head machine (screw)
rly. relay
FinS root mean square
rnd. round
ROM read only memory
rot. rotate, rotating
rpm revolutions per minute
RS right side
RTV room temperature vulcanization
SAE Society of Automotive
Engineers
scfm standard cubic feet per minute
SCR silicon controlled rectifier
s, sec. second
SI Systeme international d'unites,
International System of Units
SI/EO side in/end out
all. silencer
SN serial number
SPDT single-pole, double-throw
SPST single-pole, single-throw
spec, specs
specification(s)
sq. square
sq. cm square centimeter
sq. in. square inch
SS stainless steel
std. standard
stL steel
tach. tachometer
TD time delay
TDC top dead center
TDEC time delay engine cooldown
TDEN time delay emergency to
normal
TDES time delay engine start
TDNE time delay normal to
emergency
TDOE time delay off to emergency
TDON time delay off to normal
temp. temperature
term. terminal
TIF telephone influence factor
TIn total indicator reading
tal. tolerance
turbo, turbocharger
typ. typical (same in multiple
locations)
UF underfrequency
UHF ultrahigh frequency
UL Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc.
UNC unified coarse thread (was NC)
UNF unified fine thread (was NF)
univ. universal
US undersize, underspeed
UV ultraviolet, undervaltage
V volt
VAC volts alternating current
VAn valtampere reactive
VDC volts direct current
VFD vacuum fluorescent display
VGA video graphics adapter
VHF very high frequency
W watt
WCR withstand and closing rating
w/ with
w/o without
wt. weight
xfmr transformer
A-2 Appendix TP-6195 1/04