A discharger in
electronics
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is a device or circuit that releases stored
energy
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or
electric charge
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from a
battery
Battery most often refers to:
* Electric battery, a device that provides electrical power
* Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact
Battery may also refer to:
Energy source
*Automotive battery, a device to provide power t ...
,
capacitor
A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field by virtue of accumulating electric charges on two close surfaces insulated from each other. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals.
The effect of ...
or other source.
Discharger types include:
* metal probe with insulated handle & ground wire, and sometimes resistor (for capacitors)
* resistor (for batteries)
* parasitic discharge (for batteries arranged in parallel)
* more complex electronic circuits (for batteries)
See also
Bleeder resistor
In electronics, a bleeder resistor, bleeder load, leakage resistor, capacitor discharge resistor or safety discharge resistor is a resistor connected in parallel circuit, parallel with the output of a high-voltage power supply circuit for the pur ...
Electronic circuits
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