| NOMENCLATURE |
ATTENUATOR, VARIABLE. A DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE STRENGTH OF AN
ALTERNATING CURRENT SIGNAL EITHER CONTINUOUSLY OR IN STEPS, WITHOUT
CAUSING APPRECIABLE SIGNAL DISTORTION, BY MAINTAINING SUBSTANTIALLY
CONSTANT OUTPUT AND/OR INPUT IMPEDANCE MATCH. CONTINOUSLY VARIABLE
RESISTIVE DEVICES MUST CONSISTS OF AT LEAST TWO SECTIONS OR ONE SECTION
WITH AT LEAST TWO ROTATING CONTACTS. THE ITEM MUST HAVE AN OVERALL
ATTENUATION RATING. INCLUDES TANDEM MOUNTED
VARIABLE RESISTORS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS AN ATTENTUATOR BUT WHOSE
TERMINALS ARE NOT CONNECTED.
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