bleeder resistor

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noun

a resistor connected across the output terminals of a power supply in order to improve voltage regulation and to discharge filter capacitors

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Words nearby bleeder resistor

bleaunt, bleb, Bledisloe Cup, bleed, bleeder, bleeder resistor, bleeder's disease, bleeder tile, bleeding, bleeding edge, bleeding heart

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How to use bleeder resistor in a sentence

A voice from a far corner called out, "Oui, the bleeder is in the end dugout, old cock!"
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien
But the bleeder vent at the other end of the reactor had apparently kicked at the same time.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
The shock of that sudden release had jarred the whole atmosphere inside the reaction chamber, and the bleeder valve had let go.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
An enormous amount of unused energy had been released, blowing the entire emergency bleeder system out.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett

Much more helium than necessary was being produced, and the bleeder valve had failed.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett