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Tuck3rz · 10th November 2009, 02:48 AM

May I know what is a Voltage Suppressor and what is it used for?

psecody · 10th November 2009, 04:23 AM

I'm just guessing here but I'd guess its function is to suppress voltage...

a google search reveals this

Sceadwian · 11th November 2009, 02:17 AM

Depends on the exact type of suppressor, but generally it's to guard against transients. In other words, if there is a sudden high voltage spike on the circuit the suppressor will appear as a dead short to ground preventing the voltage from showing up at the circuit and destroying it instead. A Voltage supressor can be as simple as a properly valued capacitor or an active device such as a diac. Generally they're meant to survive the brief pulse that they gobble up, sometimes they're used to trip fuse.

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10th November 2009, 02:48 AM	#1
Tuck3rz	Voltage Suppressor May I know what is a Voltage Suppressor and what is it used for?

10th November 2009, 04:23 AM	#2
psecody	I'm just guessing here but I'd guess its function is to suppress voltage... a google search reveals this

11th November 2009, 02:17 AM	#3
Sceadwian	Depends on the exact type of suppressor, but generally it's to guard against transients. In other words, if there is a sudden high voltage spike on the circuit the suppressor will appear as a dead short to ground preventing the voltage from showing up at the circuit and destroying it instead. A Voltage supressor can be as simple as a properly valued capacitor or an active device such as a diac. Generally they're meant to survive the brief pulse that they gobble up, sometimes they're used to trip fuse. __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har." Last edited by Sceadwian; 11th November 2009 at 02:18 AM.