rheostat


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Synonyms for rheostat

resistor for regulating current

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Unfortunately, he wasn't overly familiar with the Arrow's systems and could only determine the lighting rheostat dimmed the landing gear lights.
Letting him feed for about five minutes I told Dan to get ready and once he was in position I started the rheostat up.
The balance between Sph and SIP can be regulated by the so-called sphingosine rheostat, whereby Sph is phos-phorylated to SIP by sphingosine kinase, and conversely S1P is dephosphorylated to Sph by SPPase.
The rheostat is used to adjust the resistance of the circuit.
A rheostat LED mounts on the bracket top for greater illumination when needed.
Be prepared to say, "Why didn't I do this years ago?" Quick starts, quiet, rheostat throttle response ...
"Instead, it's run by a rheostat. You turn a knob on the rheostat that sends more electricity down to open the throttle," which gives the machine more gas, power and speed.
In this column, and in our YOU books, we have been trying to accentuate the fact that you get to change the rheostat for your genes.
McCarthy's vision is to replace the outdated circuit breaker with a rheostat, a device that allows for easily adjusting the personnel flow among all of the Total Force components--regular, guard, reserve and civil service.
Choose an e-collar that is easy to operate with rheostat dials, knobs, and key boards that can quickly be set with one hand and stimulation buttons that can simply be activated with one finger.
to the minimum extrudable size that will fit the mandrel, and Rheostat controlled mandrel speed from 0 to 2,700 rpm.