grid leak

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.

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Etymology

Origin of grid leak

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

In a box small enough to be carried around are four different kinds of electric batteries, a delicate galvanometre, two radio vacuum tubes, eleven resistors, one grid leak and four switches.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shunt 1/2 to 2 megohm grid leak resistance around the fixed condenser and then connect the second post of the variable condenser to one terminal of the detector tube filament.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Whatever tendency the receptor has to howl with this arrangement can be overcome by putting in a grid leak of the right resistance and adjusting the condenser.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

In this set, which gives better results than where a grid leak is used, the amplifier tube is placed in the first oscillation circuit and the detector tube in the second circuit.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

The grid leak is connected in the lead from the grid to the aerial to keep the voltage on the grid at the right potential.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)