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Consumer electronics
A broad field of electronics that are purchased for casual use or entertainment rather than for professional use; such as TVs, VCRS, DVD players,mp3 players, hi fi stereos, games consoles as well as Internet appliances.
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ground switch
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Also referred to as a reverse or polarity switch, this feature allows the polarity of a current to be conveniently reversed, resulting in the elimination of hum.
half-wave rectifier
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A rectifier that conducts on only the positive or only the negative half of the incoming sinusoidal signal. It produces a "pulsating" DC composed of single-polarity "humps" at ...
heat sink
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A metal part with maximized surface areas designed to dissipate heat generated by electronic components.
heater
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
the heating element in an electron tube, also called the "filament".
hertz (Hz)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A unit equal to one cycle per second that measures the frequency of a periodic phenomenon such as an alternating current.
hiss
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
A kind of undesirable audio frequency noise. Often called white, pink, or thermal noise.
IC (integrated circuit)
Consumer electronics; Amplifier
Also known as a “chip,” an IC is a sophisticated, highly miniaturized solid-state circuit that contains the equivalent of many components such as transistors, resistors, ...
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