Discharger
A discharger in electronics is a device or circuit that releases stored energy or electric charge from a battery, capacitor or other source.
Discharger types include:
- metal probe with insulated handle & ground wire, and sometimes resistor (for capacitors)
- resistor (for batteries)
- parasitic discharge (for batteries arranged in parallel)
- more complex electronic circuits (for batteries)
See also Bleeder resistor
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