1740-00-309-5632 TRAILER,GROUND HANDLING Index 5950-00-309-5640 CORE,ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT

National Stock Number:
5920-00-309-5637

Federal Supply Class:
5920

National Item Identification Number:
003095637

Description:
ABSORBER,OVERVOLTAGE

Detail:
An item specifically designed to absorb and consume surges of voltage such as that resulting across contacts when breaking a circuit having an inductive load or a burst of static across a telephone receiver. It is connected in parallel with the item it is protecting. It may be made up of metallic rectifier cells or semiconductor devices connected back-to-back which may or may not be shunted by a capacitor. It may also be a single rectifier cell or semiconductor device shunted by a capacitor. Excludes metallic rectifiers which are rated for rectifying capabilities and all single unit semiconductor devices not shunted by a capacitor. For items perfoming this function by use of voltage sensitive resistors, see RESISTOR, VOLTAGE SENSITIVE. See also CUTOUT DISK, PROTECTIVE.


Manufacturer Information:
SCD4490CITEM680063US ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS MATERIEL READINESS COMMAND LOGISTICS ENGINEERING DIR
SCD4490CPT662143NORTHERN TELECOM INC TELECOM DISTRIBUTION DIV


Techincal Specification:
PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCYABSORBER,SURGE


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