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  • 1Bleeder resistor — A bleeder resistor is a resistor placed in parallel with a high voltage supply for the purposes of discharging the energy stored in the power source s filter capacitors or other components that store electrical energy when the equipment is turned …

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  • 2bleeder — /blee deuhr/, n. 1. a person who bleeds abnormally because of low clotting rate; hemophiliac. 2. a person or animal that bleeds easily, esp. an athlete or racehorse. 3. a person who draws blood from a sick person; phlebotomist. 4. Slang. a person …

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  • 3bleeder — [blēd′ər] n. 1. a person who draws blood from another 2. a person who bleeds profusely; hemophiliac 3. Electronics a resistor used to regulate the voltage in a power supply, discharge a high voltage capacitor, etc …

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  • 4bleeder — /ˈblidə/ (say bleeduh) noun 1. a person predisposed to bleeding; haemophiliac. 2. Chiefly British Colloquial a. (a term of abuse.) b. any person. 3. a beast which, having been immunised against tick fever, is used as a blood reservoir for… …

  • 5Diode bridge — Three bridge rectifiers. The size is generally related to the current handling capability …

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  • 6Discharger — A discharger in electronics is a device or circuit that releases stored energy or electric charge from a battery, capacitor or other source. Discharger types include: metal probe with insulated handle ground wire, and sometimes resistor (for… …

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  • 7Tetrode — A tetrode is an electronic device having four active electrodes. The term most commonly applies to a two grid vacuum tube. It has the three electrodes of a triode and an additional screen grid which significantly changes its behaviour. Grids The… …

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  • 8Flyback transformer — A flyback or line output transformer (FBT or LOPT) is a type of transformer used in the power supply of a cathode ray tube that generates the high voltage needed to drive a CRT type monitor, and can also be used to power a plasma globe. It… …

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  • 9Matt Squire — Born May 7, 1976 (1976 05 07) (age 35) Origin Washington, D.C. Genres Pop punk, power pop, alternative rock, indie rock …

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  • 10bleed|er — «BLEE duhr», noun. 1. a person who bleeds excessively when injured, because the blood fails to clot; hemophiliac. 2. = bleeder valve. (Cf. ↑bleeder valve) 3. Electronics. a resistor connected across a power source to improve the voltage… …

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