Crowbarred

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001467",
  "term": "Crowbarred",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing an electronic circuit that has been intentionally short-circuited to protect downstream components from an overvoltage condition. A crowbar circuit employs a switching device, such as a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) or a TRIAC, to rapidly create a low-resistance path across the power supply output. This action causes the power supply's fuse to blow or its circuit breaker to trip, disconnecting the faulty voltage.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "mit Überspannungsschutz ausgerüstet",
    "es": "equipado con circuito crowbar",
    "fr": "équipé d'un circuit de protection"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/crowbarred/"
}