a: A capacitor ~
b: a tiny rechargeable battery

What: "A capacitor is like a tiny rechargeable battery. It's so small that it charges in a fraction of a second, before the relay has time to open its lower pair of contacts." On page 62 of the linked text.

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Writer: Charles Platt
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Date: Jul 22 2013 6:28 PM


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