Commutated-capacitor tachometer: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 00:22, 25 February 2009
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A rotary switch which alternately charges a fixed capacitor from a constant d.c. voltage source and discharges it through a fixed resistor. The average current through the resistor is proportional to the speed of rotation of the switch.
Reference: B.S.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)