What is the bleeder current?

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Reyan Roberth
Jul 4, 2018

Current drawn continuously from a voltage source to lessen the effect of load changes or to provide a voltage drop across a resistor.

The current which is drawn continuous from any source of voltage so as to :-

#=># provide potential drop across resistor
#=># lessen effect of load current.

This is called as Bleeder Current.

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