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Site: IMI eLearning
Course: IMI eLearning (IMI eLearning)
Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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Outgoing Telephone Call

To make a telephone call to somebody.

Outlet Ports

Used to describe any port that allows a gas or liquid to leave. Exhaust ports are a good example.

Output

Power or data that comes out from a mechanical unit or electronic control module. Usually adapted or modified by the unit or module to suit a particular purpose.

Output Circuit

The battery charging circuit for the electrical current from a generator.

Output Device

A device that allows information from the computer to be displayed. Egg, monitor, printer.

Output Shaft

Shaft that outputs drive from a gearbox to a propshaft or final drive.

Oven

Equipment used to bake paint finishes. Originally developed by vehicle manufacturers, whose applied finishes may require temperatures as high as 180°C to cure. In the refinishing industry, ovens are used to bake sprayed coatings at varying temperatures up to 80°C, producing fully-cured finishes in as little as 20 minutes.

Over-thin

To add more thinner or reducer to a paint than is normally necessary for application. This is sometimes done in order to lower the paint viscosity, to aid in blending, or to achieve a special colour effect with metallics or pearlescents

Overall Painting

A type of refinish task in which the entire car is completely repainted.

Overall Ratio

The term used to describe the output ratio of a series of mechanical components such as gears or levers.