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- Definição1
- A device that takes the place of a fixed fuse in an electrical circuit. In the event of an overload, the circuit breaker "pops out"; it can be reset by pushing it in. Normally referred to by its short form, CB.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- A circuit-protecting device that opens the circuit in case of excess current flow. A circuit breaker differs from a fuse in that it can be reset without having to be replaced.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Aircraft flying handbook. Washington, 2004. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083 -5.pdf. Acesso em: 09 maio 2012.
- Fonte3
- ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE NORMAS TÉCNICAS. Projeto ABNT 08;020.30-009-1: aeronáutica e espaço – vocabulário – parte 1 – aeronaves. Rio de Janeiro, 2011.
- Nota adicional1
- Acronym in English: CB.
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