Inside a surge protector

November 15th 03, 06:51 AM

Barry Carlton

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Are you sure the "disc capacitor" wasn't actually a MOV (Metal Oxide
Varistor) ?

They look similar, but the MOV is a semiconductor device that drops in
resistance when the voltage reaches a certain point.

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