underload switch

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Noun

1. A switch that [[open]]s a [[circuit]] when the [[current]] falls below a certain [[predetermined]] [[value]], used to protect certain types of [[motor]] from running at [[excessive]] [[speed]] upon [[decrease]] of [[load]].

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