Testing Varistors against the VDE 0160 Standard
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High-energy surge tests have been pe$ormed on metal-oxide varistors of a type in common use, according to a proposed ZEC standard derived from German Standard W E 01 60. l%e surge generator used for the test was a prototype commercial device developed especially to deliver the 1000300 ps waveform speczjied by W E Standard 0160. Depending on the position of the varistor within its manufacturing tolerance band, failure or degradation can occur, validating the concern that this test requirement may be too severe for universal application.
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