Re: HV protection for receiver input?

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From: Sam Goldwasser
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 23:22

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"Gym Bob" <NoThanx@notspam.com> writes:

> Hell, put a zener diode into the gate of a Triac and use crowbar overvoltage
> protection! When a high enough disturbance makes the zener conduct the triac
> will short the whole thing right to ground/frame until the charge is gone
> then release.

But slow acting.....

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From: Sam Goldwasser <sam@saul.cis.upenn.edu>
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Subject: Re: HV protection for receiver input?
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