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     CR was for crystal diode, which was what early diodes were made of.
     Lou

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> From:         Jack Olson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject:      [DC] Reference Designators
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> Something I overheard this morning got me wondering...
>
> Have any of you been around long enough to know why a diode would have a
> designator of CR? What does the CR mean?
>
> What does the U mean on an Integrated Circuit?
>
> Is the K on relays arbitrary since R is used by resistors?
>
> Does anyone really use P anymore for plugs?
> (everything I've seen lately is J on connectors, no matter if it is a
> socket
> or a plug)
>
> What do you use for submodules or subassemblies?
>
> Not really important, I was just curious....
>
> Jack
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