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Gas discharge tubes prevent overvoltage

Tyco Electronics UK product story

The surface-mount GDTs are available in an expanded range of sizes and surge ratings.

Tyco Electronics has announced the addition of devices to its line of gas discharge tubes (GDTs).

Schaffner introduces the Ecosine filters

Schaffner product story

For new installations, the use of ECOsine filters allows electric conductors, fuses, and breakers to be downsized, or enables a greater number of drives to be powered by a given size of distribution transformer.

Schaffner's Ecosine load-applied passive harmonic filters are suitable for three-phase power electronics with six-pulse rectifier front ends, such as AC and DC motor drives.

From the editor

Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson

Electronicstalk Editor

The local Borough councillor conceived a radical plan with which to boost the green credentials of the Council amongst its environmentally-friendly constituents. To dramatically lower carbon dioxide emissions, he proposed switching off all the 'non-essential' street lights in the Borough after midnight.

He was adamant that the idea would not only appeal to the...   Read full story

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