Surge Absorber Assembly

(all except usa) for usa inc 40944 canceled replaced by absorber, overvoltage: inc 21899, fiig t214, appl key ab. An item which prevents voltage spikes (surge) from entering the circuitry of equipment. It may be wholly or partially solid state, and may have electromagnetic interference (emi-rfi) filtering. It consists of several outputs of different voltages, such as for telecommunications and normal line power. It is connected between the mains and the system's power cables, or supplied as an accessory for subsequent installation. Excludes regulator, voltage and transformer (1), power. For single function items, see filter (3), radio frequency interference and limiter, electrical noise.