compensating leads
compensating leads
[′käm·pən‚sād·iŋ ′lēdz] (engineering)
A pair of wires, similar to the working leads of a resistance thermometer or thermocouple, which are run alongside the working leads and are connected in such a way that they balance the effects of temperature changes in the working leads.
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