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cap = capacitor | cap = capacitor | ||
[http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=20425.msg125783#msg125783 coupling vs. decoupling capacitor] | [http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=20425.msg125783#msg125783 coupling vs. decoupling capacitor] | ||
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DMM = Digital MultiMeter | DMM = Digital MultiMeter | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 26 May 2006
Commonly used words:
ADC = Analog-to-Digital Converter
cap = capacitor
coupling vs. decoupling capacitor
DAC = digital-to-analog converter
DMM = Digital MultiMeter
LFO = Low Frequency Oscillator
meter = multimeter
PCB = Printed Circuit Board
perf = perfboard
pot = potentiometer
PWB = Printed Wiring Board (same as PCB -- used to differentiate from Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
RTS = Ready To Solder (commonly used as ready to solder board)
TRS = Tip-Ring-Sleeve, refers to a type of 1/4" jack, often called "stereo" and commonly used to manage the power supply in a stompbox with the input plug
xfr, xfmr = transformer
xtl = crystal
