Definition of "sneak-current" []

• In electricity, stray current, due to leakage or deficient insulation, which, while not of sufficient intensity to melt fuses or open circuit breakers, is detrimental to the circuit in which it flows if of long duration; specifically, such a current in telegraphic and telephonic circuits. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Again the current will become large and will blow the fuse which lies between the sneak-current arrester and the point of contact with the source of foreign current."
• "The Kellogg Company has long employed for its sneak-current arrester a short graphite rod, which forms the resistance element."
• "Make a diagram of a sneak-current arrester and describe its principles and working."