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field current

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noun

Electricity.
  1. the current in a field winding.


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The lower the field current the faster the motor goes.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir

The diaphragms were connected to a transistorized circuit designed to modulate the field current to the electromagnets.

From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

I relentlessly ordered the field current to be still further reduced.

From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by King-Hall, Stephen, Sir

This reduces the shunt field current, causing a decrease in generator voltage and hence current output.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

This short-circuits the resistance coil connected across the regulator points and allows the shunt field current to increase again, thereby increasing the generator output.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

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