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BALLAST RESISTOR [2 records]

Record 1 2017-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductors and Resistors
DEF

[A] resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for different changes.

OBS

A resistor that has the property of increasing in resistance as current flowing through it increases, and decreasing in resistance as current decreases.

OBS

ballast resistor: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

OBS

ballast resistor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conducteurs et résistances
OBS

résistance de stabilisation; résistance ballast : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

OBS

résistance ballast : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conductores y resistencias
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Record 2 2016-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

ballast resistor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

ballast; résistance antiparasite; résistance de charge : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • résistance anti-parasite

Spanish

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