Power Supplies Online's Electronics Glossary - Crowbar Protection
Crowbar Protection: A sometimes used fail-safe mechanism which shorts the outputs of the power supply under failure conditions. Crowbar protection can also refer to a circuit which has its sole purpose to cause a fuse to blow by subjecting it to high current.
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Last Amendment: 18/12/2007 11:24:49