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Through-hole, molded SMD and multilayer varistors shown beneath several surge waveform traces

MOV Surge Waveforms Explained: 8/20 μs, 10/1000 μs and IEC 61000-4-5

by Viki

2026-08-09

Understand how common surge waveforms differ, why MOV ratings cannot be transferred between them, and how component pulse ratings relate ...

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Tag: 8/20 μs

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