Discharging

The act of unloading, releasing, or Discharging-rod, n. (Physics.) An instrument much used in electricity for discharging Leyden jars without partaking of the shock. The jointed D. is that most generally employed. It consists of two bra wires, terminated by two bra balls. The wires are jointed at the middle, and are attached to a gla handle. With this instrument it is easy to discharge a jar or battery, by bringing one ball in contact with the exterior, and the other with some part of the interior. The gla handle, as an insulator, forms a protection from all the effects which take place in the restoration of electrical equilibrium.