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EEVblog #678 - What is a PCB Spark Gap?
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Dave Jones explains PCB spark gaps; cited in discussions of spark gaps and gas discharge tubes as protection against high-voltage transients.
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Also, devices like this, with a micro-gap, are usually faster than devices with bigger gaps (some of them can be seen in this EEVblog episode, so they can start to absorb the energy faster.
Ronan Paixão on electronics.stackexchange.com, Aug 2021. CC BY-SA.
