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TUBE STABILISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Conductors and Resistors
DEF

A current-controlling resistance device designed to maintain a substantially constant current over a specified range of variations in the applied voltage to a series circuit.

CONT

A ballast tube is essentially a constant-current device. It is a resistor whose resistance, at a certain critical temperature, varies with temperature so rapidity that, as the voltage across the tube varies, the current remains practically constant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Conducteurs et résistances

Spanish

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