RC Acronyms
AE
Associated Electrics, Inc. (Team Associated's legal business name)
ATC
Associated Torque Clutch (early RC10 clutch)
CVA
Constant Velocity Axle
Diff
Differential
DCV
Dual Constant Velocity axle (TC6.2)
FFC
Free Float Caliper brake system
FT
Factory Team
FWD
Forward
HD
Heavy Duty (ball bearings, etc.)
H.D.R.C.
High Definition Roll Control (anti-roll bars on the TC6.1)
HRC
High Roll Center
HTC
High Torque Capacity (1:8 diffs)
HV
High Voltage (battery or servo)
LCF
Low Coefficient Friction (center slipper pads)
LRC
Low Roll Center (C and D arm mounts)
LS
Long Shocks (TC7.1)
LTC
Low Torque Capacity (1:8 diffs)
MG
Metal gear servo (used in part number)
PSD
Position Sensitive Damping shock system (TC7.2)
RS
Race-Spec line of RTRs
RWB
Rear Weight Bias (FT chassis for RC8B4)
SE
Special Edition line of RTRs
SS
Short Shocks (TC7.1)
VCS
Volume Compensation System (for shocks)
VTS
Variable Torque, multi-plate Slipper with 3 drive surfaces
ARB
Anti-roll Bars
BTA
Behind the Axle
CMS
Chassis Mounted Servo
GKS™
Gatekeeper Suspension package
HC
High Clearance geometry (Enduro links)
HD
Heavy Duty lower suspension links
IFS
Independent Front Suspension
IFS2
Independent Front Suspension 2
SE
Sport Edition
SWB
Short Wheelbase
2CH
2-channel radio
2M/2F
2 Male/2Female plugs (in parts list)
AC
Alternating Current
AM
Amplitude Modulation (radios)
ATV
Adjustable Travel Volume adjustment of brakes or throttle
AWG
American Wire Gauge
BEC
Battery Eliminator Circuit (in ESCs)
BL
Brushless (battery and ESCs)
DC
Direct Current
D/R
Dual Rate (steering servo)
EPA
End Point Adjustment (steering servo)
ESC
Electronic Speed Control
EXPO
Exponential setting (steering servo)
FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (2.4GHz radios)
FM
Frequency Modulation (radios)
IR
Internal Resistance (batteries)
LED
Light Emitting Diode for readouts
LiFe
Lithium-Phosphate battery (also LifePO4)
LiPo
Lithium-Ion Polymer battery
LP
Low Profile (battery)
mAh
milliAmpere hours (battery rating)
MHz
Megahertz, one million cycles per second
NiCd
Nickel-Cadmium (battery)
NiMH
Nickel-Metal Hydride (battery)
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
RPM
Revolutons per minute (motor)
RX
Receiver
SG
Silicon-Graphene construction (LiPo batteries)
SS
Short Stack (motor with more rpm)
TX
Transmitter
ULP
Ultra Low Profile (battery)
2WD
Two Wheel Drive
4WD
Four Wheel Drive
EFRA
European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (race-sanctioning organization)
ET
Elapsed Time (The time elapsed when the car goes from start to finish.)
FAMAR
Fourth Associated of Model Auto Racing (race-sanctioning organization)
FEMCA
Far East Model Car Association (race-sanctioning organization)
I.C.
Internal Combustion (nitro engine)
IFMAR
International Federation of Model Auto Racing (race-sanctioning organization)
ROAR
Remotely Operated Auto Racers (formerly Radio Operated Auto Racing) (race-sanctioning organization)
TC
Touring Car
TQ
Top Qualifying
VTA
Vintage Trans Am (4WD touring car class with late '60s to early '70s American pony car Trans Am body)
BB
Ball bearings
BHCS
Button Head Cap Screw
CA
Cyanoacrylate adhesive
CG
Center of Gravity
cSt
Centistokes (a measure of fluid viscosity)
CVD®
Constant Velocity Drive
FHCS
Flat Head Cap Screw
I.C.
Internal Combustion (nitro power)
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene body plastic
RC
Radio Control (or Roger Curtis, founder of Associated Electrics)
RTR
Ready to Run
SC
Short Course vehicle
SHCS
Socket Head Cap Screw
SG
Sabatini and Garofali (company founders who created the SG crankshaft)
TiN
Titanium Nitride (hard, thin coating on shock shafts)
V2
version 2
wt
weight, such as 30wt for shock fluid viscosity
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