BALLAST RESISTOR

• (noun) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

  synonyms : ballast , barretter

  if i hadnt put in the ballast when i did, for sure your whole circuit would have blown up in your face. -added by diviya_inlas

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