tickler coil

noun

A small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback.

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Meanings

nountickler coil (plural tickler coils)

plural tickler coils

  1. datedbusinessA small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback.
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