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  • They have four leads or terminals: the two DC outputs are labelled + and -, the two AC inputs are labelled Zener diodes are used to maintain a fixed voltage.

    LearnHub Activities 2008

  • ESD protection components based on semiconductors such as Zener and TVS diodes.

    Electronicstalk - electronics industry news 2009

  • Subalterns encrypt, blindfolded subjects call Zener-deck guesses to hidden microphones: "Waves ...

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • "When you lay it all out, it's a fascinating asset, but it's definitely finite," said KeyBanc analyst Kenneth Zener .

    Whirlpool Wrings Gold From Brazil Tax Credit Bob Tita 2011

  • Also, I see what looks like Zener cards on the floor.

    Alice? | My[confined]Space 2009

  • This miracle compound, made from inert natural substances found only in lawn clippings and cedar tree bark, acts like a reverse biased Zener Diode, but for your metabolism.

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

  • BTW, I actually had someone suggest putting an avalanche diode or a Zener on the front end of a receiver I had designed to provide some current limiting to protect the A/D converter from transient surges.

    Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit 2007

  • Use the unidirectional ones that behave as diodes in the other direction (similar to Zener diodes as a whole), in combination with the Polyswitch fuses below they will also protect you from the operator error, eg. connecting a battery with a wrong polarity.

    Boing Boing: September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 Archives 2005

  • These decks are sometimes referred to as Zener cards after psychologist Karl Zener, who developed the idea for such a deck.

    ENTANGLED MINDS DEAN RADIN 2006

  • These decks are sometimes referred to as Zener cards after psychologist Karl Zener, who developed the idea for such a deck.

    ENTANGLED MINDS DEAN RADIN 2006

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