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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
fault indicator
a small indicating unit equipped with a permanent magnet and pivoting pointer which is hung on a transmission line suffering intermittent faults of unknown origin. After a fault occurs, fault indicators are inspected. Each shows the presence and direction of a fault, thus allowing the defect to be located.