Extended Glossary Of Terms - Will Burt D-Tect 5354901 Operator's Manual

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6.2 Extended Glossary of Terms

This section defines terms used within this manual as follows:
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Amp stands for ampere which is a unit of electric current.
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AWG stands for American Wire Gauge.
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D-TEC stands for the entire D-TEC Safety System (Sensor, Display, Installation Kit, and
Installation Bracket).
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EEprom stands for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
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E-Field – See electric field.
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Electric Field which is a measure of the amount of voltage potential present at a given
point or distance from an electric source. See Section 6.1.2 for additional information.
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H-Field – See magnetic field.
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Hz stands for hertz and is defined as one cycle per second.
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in.-lb. stands for inch-pounds, which is a unit of torque equal to the force in pounds
multiplied by the distance in inches to the pivot point.
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Kilovolts stands for 1,000 volts.
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kV/m stands for kilovolts per meter.
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LED stands for light-emitting diode.
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mA stands for milliampere which is a thousandth of an amp.
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Magnetic Field which is the amount of magnetic energy at a given point or distance from
an electric current source. See Section 6.1.3 for additional information.
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Mast refers to the telescoping structure that raises the payload.
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N-m stands for Newton Meters, which is a unit of torque equal to the force of one newton
applied perpendicularly to a moment arm which is one meter long.
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Ohm which is the SI unit of electrical resistance.
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OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration which is a United
States agency which works to ensure safe and healthy working environments.
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P/N stands for Will-Burt Part Numbers for various components in the system.
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Payload stands for the object or equipment being raised by the mast to an operational
height.
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RS-232 is a standard for serial communications.
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RS-485 is a standard for serial communications.
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SPI stands for Serial Peripheral Interface bus.
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UV Rated pertains to ultra-violet light which degrades plastics.
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