voltage drop

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voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing

free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

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Several things can cause voltage drops: defective breakers, loose fuses, a burned wire at the terminal, an underground wire sliced by a shovel or another application sharing the same line as the spa.

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It maintains a stable output voltage in response to pulse loads with a transient voltage drop of <90 mV and a tranksient recovery time of <35 [mu]s and features functionality for both production test and R&D.

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It calculates the number of appliances per circuit as well as the total length and wire gauge, percentage of voltage drop, and speaker wattage.

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The UPSC200, 400, 600 features a maximum current rating of 1Amp, a forward voltage drop of 1.6 Volts typical and a reverse leakage of 20uA typical.

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Outputs 1 and 2 include a remote sensing feature which regulates a constant voltage at load rather than at the power supply output terminals, eliminating the voltage drop caused by the resistance of cables or PCB traces.

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Historically ampere balances were also used to measure the unit of voltage in the United States; if a known current flows through a known resistance then a known voltage drop is generated.

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The negligible I/O voltage drop of the local readouts makes them a good choice for 4-20 mA process monitoring in which there are multiple, series-connected loop devices.