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Record 1 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductors and Resistors
DEF

A thermally sensitive resistor which has a positive temperature coefficient of resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conducteurs et résistances
CONT

Pour «aimanter» ou «désaimanter» un corps ferro-magnétique, on utilise un cycle d'hystérésis [...] Sur un téléviseur : On utilise le cycle d'hystérésis pour démagnétiser le masque du tube à chaque démarrage. La boucle se trouve autour du tube. Grâce à une résistance variable en fonction de sa température qui la traverse (PTC, CTP ou posistor), le courant dans la boucle décroit jusqu'à 0.

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