Tony Duell wrote:
Heck, it took me a long time to figure out
what 'Krazy Glue' was, and even now I am not usre (I think it's what's
commonly called supergule in the UK, that is an isocyano acryllic
hydro-copolymerising adhexive).
I think Krazy Glue is a specific brand name. We call that type of glue
super glue, too.
At least over here, 'Super Glue' is a brand name I think.
Does 'Araldite' mean anything across the
Pond? In the UK, it's a common brand (and sort-of generic) for the 2-part
epoxy resin adhexives?
Sounds like some sort of mineral, rock formation, crystal type thing a
geologist would study :-) No, we don't have that here :-)
You must have the 2-part epoxy adhexives (both the overnight setting one
and the 'five minute' one), right?
What about Avometer (== analogue multimeter,
VOM)?
VOM, yes. Avometer, not that I've heard of.... what does the Avo mean?
'VOM' is not commonly used in England at all. In fact most engineers over
here would have to think what you were talking about. AVO is a brand name
-- the company made a lot of nice test gear, inclduing valve testers (you
get my Mk4 over my dead body...), transistor testers, signal generators,
etc. But they are most famous for multimeters -- AVO is an acronym for
Amps, Volts, Ohms. Many engineers over here will ask for 'An Avo' when
they want any old multimeter.
-tony