TDK Corporation has introduced the G series of surge protection components, comprising the G14 (ordering code: B72214G) and the G20 (B72220G). Integrating a metal oxide varistor (MOV) and a gas ...

The GTCA25-900M-R02 is a two electrode gas discharge tube having 2.5 kA impulse discharge current. The device has a 90 VDC sparkover voltage which is designed for telecommunications applications, such ...

TE Circuit Protection has developed an addition to its Gas Discharge Tubes (GDT), the GTCS23-301M-R01-2. This device has: 2 electrodes, 3 mm diameter, and 300 V DC sparkover voltage. It also has ...

Why a gas-discharge tube is an important component for overvoltage protection. The history of spark gaps—predecessors to GDTs—includes a role in famous movies. How a new, compact, surface-mount GDT ...

IN the Electrician of January 31, Mr. C. C. Paterson gives an interesting account of recent developments in luminous discharge tubes. There are two directions in which developments are making rapid ...

THE presence of OH in the gas coming from a water vapour discharge tube has been demonstrated by photographing the exit tube with a quartz spectrograph; the well-known band at 3060 A. was obtained.