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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: nanog [really inspectors & MOV's]
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > > Virtually all surge protectors have MOV - Metal Oxide Varisters - > > within. These are devices with s sharp knee on their Voltage vs > > Resistance curve. In other words, they do not conduct for a 120V > > level, but do at 200, shunting that overvoltage to ground. > > Careful: that conduction voltage is peak, is it not? Some Marketing Dude must have decided that such was too complex for customers.... So the traditional MOV part # is a f(RMS working voltage) NOT the peak where it conducts... Grr Gnash Argh!!! Note the "customer" is a design engineer... > Smoke emitting diodes? MOV's are bipolar... > > But note that the OP does not have a MOV issue; he has an inspector > > issue. His best answer there may be buying outlet strips that > > offer no surge protection. He likely will need to first pin > > the inspector down on what rules he's allegely broken, however. > > This is the most cogent point to date, and the one I made off list: ask > him to quote chapter and verse. And be sure it's not an Alexander Hamilton type issue.. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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