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Abbriviations. Flashcards

1
Q
  1. AWG?
A

American wire gage.

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  1. Bx?
A

Trade name for AC cable.

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3
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  1. c&p?
A

Cord and plug.

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  1. CATV?
A

Cable television.

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5
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  1. DB?
A

Direct burial.

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  1. EGC?
A

Equipment grounding conductor.

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7
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  1. EMT?
A

Electrical metallic tubing.

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  1. ENT?
A

Electrical nonmetallic tubing, aka smurf tubing.

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  1. FLA?
A

Full load amps (motor nameplate current rating).

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  1. FLC?
A

Full load current.

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11
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  1. FMC?
A

Flexible metal conduit, aka greenfield.

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12
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  1. GEC?
A

Grounding electrode conductor.

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13
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  1. GES?
A

Grounding electrode system.

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14
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  1. IMC?
A

Intermediate metal conduit.

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15
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  1. Kc mil?
A

1,000circular mill units (conductor size).

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16
Q
  1. KO?
A

Knockouts.

17
Q
  1. KVA?
A

Kilo volt amperes = 1,000 volt amps.

18
Q
  1. L&A?
A

Lighting and appliance (panel-board).

19
Q
  1. LCDI?
A

Leakage current direction and interruption.

20
Q
  1. LFMC?
A

Liquid tight flexible metal conduit, aka seal-tight.

21
Q
  1. LFNMC?
A

Liquid-tight flexible nonmetallic conduit.

22
Q
  1. MC?
A

Metal clad cable.

23
Q
  1. NM?
A

Nonmetallic sheathed cable (Romex).

24
Q
  1. OCPD?
A

Overecurrent protection device (breaker or fuse).

25
Q
  1. PV?
A

Photovoltaic.

26
Q
  1. PVC?
A

Rigid nonmetallic conduit (RNMC).

27
Q
  1. RMC?
A

Rigid metal conduit.

28
Q
  1. RNMC?
A

Rigid nonmetallic conduit (PVC).

29
Q
  1. SE?
A

Service entrance cable.

30
Q
  1. SFD?
A

Single-family dwelling.

31
Q
  1. UF?
A

Underground feeder cable.

32
Q
  1. USE?
A

Under ground service entrance cable.

33
Q
  1. VA?
A

Volt-amps.

34
Q
  1. AC?
A

Armored cable aka BX.

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