Surge Protection of End-User Equipment
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This document is included in the Annex of Part 7 as historical background of a well-intentioned task that was completed at too slow a pace, missing its target date for serving as a reference for other in-process IEC standards projects concerned with low-voltage surge-protective devices. For the sake of historical accuracy and perspective, the document is presented here in its draft form, including typos and wishes that turned out unfulfilled in the quest for the end of the rainbow.
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