Glossary “blending” Definition:
Combining different varieties of materails by throughly intermingling so that a line of demarcation cannot be distinguished. Producing a harmonious effect.
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bleeder screw
Glossary “bleeder screw” Definition:
A small, hollow screw or valve found at wheel cylinders, disc brake calipers, and adjacent to the outlet ports of some master cylinders. It is opened to release pressure and to bleed air and fluid from the hydraulic system.
bleed
Glossary “bleed” Definition:
To drain fluid or remove an air or air lock from a system.
bleed air tanks
Glossary “bleed air tanks” Definition:
Process of draining condensation from air tanks to increase air capacity and remove mositure to prevent corrosive damage to the system.
bleed orifice
Glossary “bleed orifice” Definition:
Calibrated orifice in a vacuum system that allows ambient air to enter the system to equalize the vacuum.
bleeder jar
Glossary “bleeder jar” Definition:
A glass or transparent plastic container used to detect the escape of air while bleeding brakes.
BK
Glossary “BK” Definition:
Black, or Back
BL
Glossary “BL” Definition:
Blue.
black light
Glossary “black light” Definition:
An ultraviolet-light system used to detect flaws in metal parts or the presence of fluorescent dyes .
black smoke
Glossary “black smoke” Definition:
The exhaust that is produced when the air/fuel mixture is to rich.
blank
Glossary “blank” Definition:
Term often used for billet.
blasters
Glossary “blasters” Definition:
Air powered tools for forcing sand, plastic beads, or another material onto surfaces for paint removal.
bipolar transistor
Glossary “bipolar transistor” Definition:
A transistor containing both a positive and a negative current carrier.
BIT
Glossary “BIT” Definition:
1). Breakerless ignition tester. 2). The smallest unit of information recogized by a computer. Each one and zero represents a bit of information.
BJB
Glossary “BJB” Definition:
Battery Junction Box
binders
Glossary “binders” Definition:
Term used for brakes.
bipolar plates
Glossary “bipolar plates” Definition:
Conductive plate in a fuel cell stack that acts as an anode for one cell and a cathode for the adjacent cell.
binary
Glossary “binary” Definition:
A system in which numbers are represented as sequences of zeros and ones, which is the basis of digital computing.
binary digit
Glossary “binary digit” Definition:
A character that represents one of the two digits in the number system that has a range of two.
binary information
Glossary “binary information” Definition:
Transistor are electronic switches that are either on or off (ones and zeros). Computer interprets combinations of ones and zeros to form numbers or words, processing the information to determine the meaning of the signals.