On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 01:25:42 +0100, Pete Smith wrote:
> From what they could tell me, the
> theory is that the big suppressor clamps the spikes to a few hundred volts,
> so that the individual units can handle what's left.
The GE version of this clamps to 175V. 28 years ago, they sold for
$12.50 each. That was before the marketing dept got hold of them and
decided they were worth 5-6 times that. I still have a brand new one as
a spare, one mounted in my repeater rack, and one on the house entrance.
Gary
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