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definition of: MAINTAINING VOLTAGE

What is MAINTAINING VOLTAGE?

The voltage required to keep a Glow Lamp lit after it has been lit.

Less voltage is needed to keep (maintain) a Glow Lamp lit, than voltage (Breakdown Voltage) to start the glow.

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