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Data record gloss.contact-resistance.definition

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Contact resistance is the resistance across a closed pair of contacts, a joint or a bolted connection, measured by passing a direct current through the connection and reading the voltage drop across it; a rising value indicates oxidation, loosening, erosion or contamination of the conducting surfaces.

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Contact resistance (Glossary)
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