trickle charge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trickle charge
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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If you have doorbell wires or want to use a power extender kit, you can attach them to the Ring 2020 to trickle charge the battery.
From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2022
You can wire the Google Nest Doorbell to your doorbell wiring, but it will only trickle charge the battery, not power the doorbell camera directly.
From The Verge ● Feb. 18, 2022
A trickle charge, enough to throw Australia to the Moon, is needed to get things going.
From Nature ● Mar. 31, 2020
It was also possible that the craft's batteries had been completely discharged, that they had to wait patiently until solar panels generated enough electrical current to replenish them with a slow, "trickle" charge.
From Time Magazine Archive
When this has been done, continue the trickle charge.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
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