Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
modulator — A pressure control or adjusting valve used in the hydraulic system (i.e., hydraulic modulator) of the automatic transmission. When the vehicle is under heavy load or full throttle, the modulator increases the pressure to hold the clutches in… … Dictionary of automotive terms
vacuum tube modulator — lempinis moduliatorius statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. vacuum tube modulator vok. Röhrenmodulator, m rus. ламповый модулятор, m pranc. modulateur à tubes à vide, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
modulator valve — A valve operated by the modulator to create modulator pressure by means of inlet manifold vacuum … Dictionary of automotive terms
modulator pressure — Pressure controlled by the actuator valve and thus directly related to inlet manifold vacuum … Dictionary of automotive terms
cold weather modulator — (CWM) a vacuum modulator located in the air cleaner on some models. The modulator prevents the air cleaner duct door from opening to non heated intake air when outside air is below 55° F. Similar to a temperature vacuum switch … Dictionary of automotive terms
List of vacuum tubes — This is a list of vacuum tubes or thermionic valves. Before the advent of semiconductor devices, hundreds of tube types were used in consumer and industrial electronics; today only a few types are still used in specialized applications. Contents… … Wikipedia
in-car sensor — A dual bimetal strip that samples passenger compartment air and controls a vacuum modulator. The vacuum modulator controls the heating or air conditioner blend door to maintain a constant temperature in the passenger compartment … Dictionary of automotive terms
Corvair Powerglide — Chevrolet Corvair Powerglide is a two speed automatic transmission designed specially for the then all new 1960 Chevrolet Corvair compact car that emerged in the fall of 1959 as Chevrolet s competitor in the then booming small car market. The… … Wikipedia
Electronic amplifier — A practical amplifier circuit An electronic amplifier is a device for increasing the power of a signal. It does this by taking energy from a power supply and controlling the output to match the input signal shape but with a larger amplitude. In… … Wikipedia
Radar — For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). A long range radar antenna, known as ALTAIR, used to detect and track space objects in conjunction with ABM testing at the Ronald Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll … Wikipedia
