RC ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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2.4GHz - A specific frequency band. Radio systems that use 2.4GHz have very little interference and have very little chance of glitches and generally, have small antennas compared to the older MHz radio systems
A – Ampere often shortened to ‘amp’.
ARR – Almost Ready to Run
BEC – Battery Eliminator Circuit
Bind – Binding is a process of “pairing” a transmitter to a receiver.
BND – Bind (Refer to Bind)
BND – Bind N Drive - a term used in RC vehicles meaning that only a transmitter is needed to use the vehicle.
Brushed – Design/technology of electric motor where brushes are used
C – Capacity, when displayed on a battery, the C rating indicates how quickly a battery can be charged or discharged without causing permanent damage to the battery.
CA – Cyanoacrylate. This is a type of fast drying superglue
CG or COG - This is Center of gravity.
CH – Channel, refers to how many “controls” or “signals” the device is capable of
D/R – Dual Rate is typically adjusted by a dial on your transmitter but sometimes on a switch that can control the amount (more or less) of total movement/travel of your servo on that channel.
EPA – End Point Adjustments
ESC - Electronic Speed Control Brushless – Design/technology of an electric motor where brushes are not used
FPV - First Person View
Kit - A term used in RC vehicles meaning that it’s a ‘build yourself’ kit
KV – a term used to indicate how many thousand revolutions per minute (K) an electric motor will complete per volt (V) without a load in a perfect world (the real world figures will always be lower than the rated KV due to many real world factors). KV has sometimes used analogously with turns
LHS – Local Hobby Store
LiPo - Lithium Polymer or more correctly Lithium Ion Polymer, a type of battery chemistry
LVC - Low Voltage Cutoff (LBC)
mA – Milliampere – a milliampere (mA) is 1000th of an ampere (A)
mAh – Milliampere-hour – A milliampere-hour (mAh) is 1000th of an ampere-hour ( Ah ).
MT – Monster Truck
NiCd - Nickel Cadmium, a type of battery chemistry
NiMH - Nickel Metal Hydride, a type of battery chemistry
NOR – Normal
PWR – Power
RC - Radio Control
REV – Reverse
Rock Crawler – This is a type of vehicle that specialises in overcoming harsh and difficult terrain.
RPM – Revolutions per minute.
RTR - Ready To Run
RX – Receiver
S - Series, this letter when displayed on a battery (which is always preceded by a number) indicates how many cells are wired in a series configuration.
Scale – eg. 1/5, 1/8, 1/10, 1/16 etc.
SCT – Short Course Truck
Servo – This is an electronic device that converts an electronic signal into physical motion.
ST – Stadium Truck
ST – Steering
TH – Throttle
Tire Sauce - a mixture of chemicals or other additive used on tires to improve grip.
Trim – A small constant offset applied to a control/channel
Truggy – These vehicles generally have a very wide track width (which is the distance between the centre of the left and right wheels), large wide wheels and a low ground clearance making them very stable and easy to drive.
Turns – How many times the wire is wrapped around the armature inside an electrical motor
TX – Transmitter
V – Voltage
WOT = wide open throttle
@Notorious J . I alphabetize it made it easier to read
Excellent idea. ??
 
Would this one be worth an add to the list?

CVD : Constant-velocity joints : Similar to a dogbone, the CVD uses a ball-type setup that connects the bone to the axle.
K6S-Kraton 6s
BRCC-Big Rock Crew Cab
T6S-Typhon 6s
T3S-Typhon 3S
Maybe Ty6S and Ta6S for Typhon and Talion ??
 
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