abbreviations

[casinojoe1]

whilst reading these posts i came across a load of abbreviations...
what does "pir"/"afaik"/"ccu"/"fcu" mean? i know it's standard terms for you sparks, but for us non sparks?????????????

 

[RF Lighting]

See the wiki.



//wiki.diynot.com/electrics:abbreviations




Also some are general forum abbreviations.

AFAIK - As far as I know

etc.

 

[davy_owen_88]

Periodic Inspection Report
As Far As I Know
Cooker Control Unit
Fused Connection Unit

 

[davy_owen_88]

*walks away quietly*

 

[RF Lighting]

etc.

 

[mdbalson]

Periodic Inspection Report
As Far As I Know
Cooker Control Unit
Fused Connection Unit

CCU now also means Consumer Circuit Unit, which is the new term for a Fuse Box or Consumer Unit.

 

[ricicle]

CCU now also means Consumer Circuit Unit, which is the new term for a Fuse Box or Consumer Unit.

Says who?

 

[mst]

And whats AFICK mean?

 

[RF Lighting]

Do you mean AFAICT?


As far as I can tell

 

[breezer]

whilst reading these posts i came across a load of abbreviations...

I too am fed up with abreviations, why is that abreviations is such a long word? I am sure that people do it four amusement.

Any way there is a society you can write to if you wish to complin about the use of abreviations, it is

Society Of Deplorable Omissions For Fun

look up your local branch address in the phone book

 

[baldersj]

FFS...

P.S CCU stands for Consumer Control Unit

 

[breezer]

come on people, your are all a bit slow with this one.

 

[ricicle]

S.O.D O.F.F

 

[breezer]

at long last

 

[mdbalson]

CCU now also means Consumer Circuit Unit, which is the new term for a Fuse Box or Consumer Unit.

Says who?

the electrical instalation teachers at collage