The word has a long and honorable history as a descriptor of a RF dummy load embodied by a 50 Ohm resistor in a gallon can of mineral oil, used to adjust an amateur radio transmitter, and able to dissipate a kilowatt.
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A single local monitoring cabinet allowed review of either chain's function ( e . g ., during test input to the dummy load ), ventilation provided cooling of the building equipment, and " three 150 KVA diesel driven generators housed in the GAT building " provided power.