Re: Digital VX40B - Multia?

Dave McGuire <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:31:13 -0400

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On 4/1/24 14:25, Jason Thorpe wrote:
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>> On Apr 1, 2024, at 10:49 AM, Dave McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>   Whoa, no.  That is an "arc gap" capacitor, which is a capacitor that has an integral spark gap that shunts high-voltage spikes to ground, usually on signals that leave a board and are expected to have long wires.  (Note that it's right next to an external connector)
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> ...sold by Vishay under the extremely clever name Gap-Kap :-)

   Wow.  They're not allowed to name things anymore. ;)

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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