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dummy load

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dummy load
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(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a resistive component that absorbs all the output power of an electrical generator or radio transmitter in order to simulate working conditions for test purposes


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The beacon, less its battery, was installed with a radio frequency shielded test enclosure that provided a power source and a dummy load to absorb the energy from the transmitter.
The Air Force contract and the $4 million dollar Navy deal, which will produce Dummy Load Units for Navy aircraft, give Henderson a base from which it can award subcontracts to smaller, local firms.
 
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