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Article #2202Re: HV protection for receiver input?
From: Michael A. Terrell
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:38
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:38
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Active8 wrote: > > sorry, I meant "the above 30V spec", not the "30V spec above" :-) > i should have just left the "a" word out, but after a few days, it > appears my grammatical error elicited a response. > > hey. those GDTs are used to protect CATV amp ins/outs. those amps aren't > cheap, so there must be something there. lower cost (?) and lower > capacitance. The CATV systems I worked on required the gas discharge tubes to be replaced as preventative maintenance, due to the tubes degrading slightly with each activation. -- Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
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