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CORRIENTE CALDEO [2 records]

Record 1 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

The maximum instantaneous current flowing through the cathode heater when cold and thus when the impedance is lowest.

OBS

heater starting current; heater surge current: terms officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

courant de chauffage au démarrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 2 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
CONT

To determine heater current just multiply the number of resistors used by 0.036 amps [amperes].

OBS

filament current; heater current: terms officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
CONT

Élimine le besoin d'ampèremètres en utilisant la fonction de surveillance avancée du courant de charge. Le courant de chauffage peut être affiché et les défaillances de court-circuit ou de circuit ouvert détectées.

OBS

courant de filament; courant de chauffage : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corriente eléctrica
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