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Gain

Last Updated: 7 years ago

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Gain

Sensitivity adjustment produced by an amplifier or circuit.

Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards

 


See Also

  • Piping Circuit
  • Threat Vector
  • Arc-fault circuit interrupter
  • Cable, Circuit Integrity
  • Circuit, Intrinsically Safe

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