Wetting current
MINIMUM ELECTRIC CURRENT NEEDED THROUGH A CONTACT TO BREAK THROUGH THE SURFACE FILM RESISTANCE
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In electrical and electronics engineering, wetting current is the minimum electric current needing to flow through a contact to break through the surface film resistance at a contact. It is typically far below the contact's nominal maximum current rating.