Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 11RQ
Another term used to describe sensitivity in electronic controls is
A. temperature.
B. gain.
C. rpm.
D. pressure.
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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