compensator
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One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices.
An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle.
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It is also possible to use a plain backpack harness to support the set, either with a horse-collar buoyancy compensator, or without any buoyancy compensator.
For power factor correction of high-voltage power systems or large, fluctuating industrial loads, power electronic devices such as the Static VAR compensator or STATCOM are increasingly used.
Most common for recreational diving is the stabilizer jacket harness, in which a single cylinder, or occasionally twins, is strapped to the jacket style buoyancy compensator which is used as the harness.
The buoyancy compensator is generally assembled as an integrated part of the set, but is not technically part of the breathing apparatus.
The harness usually includes a buoyancy compensator bladder.
The prop was built from a U.S. Army-surplus M1 carbine with a vertical foregrip and barrel compensator, and using real Army surplus infrared scopes.