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Test Leads

Definition: Instrument wires with probes attached at the ends.

Three Phase

Definition: The type of power generated by power companies in the United States.

Toggle Switch

Definition: A switch that has a snap action when moved past center.

Tolerance

Definition: The amount that component values may deviate from the marked value.

Toroid

Definition: A donut shaped powdered iron coil form.

Transconductance

Definition: The measurement of a device's ability to amplify.

Transformer

Definition: A component with two or more windings that are magnetically coupled to each other and transfer energy from one winding to the other.

Transistor

Definition: An active solid state device that can provide amplification.

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