"joule thief" meaning in All languages combined

See joule thief on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: joule thieves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|joule thieves}} joule thief (plural joule thieves)
  1. A small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.
    Sense id: en-joule_thief-en-noun-YQyneCZd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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