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From: ssave@ole.UUCP (Shailendra Save)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: surge supressor diodes
Keywords: diodes surge-suppressor
Message-ID: <1837@ole.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 91 19:22:33 GMT
Organization: Seattle Silicon Corp., Bellevue, WA.
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 What are surge suppressor diodes, and how do they work?  What
configuration is used? ie, are they in series with the power supply?
Or are they like zeners and in parallel? 

 Pointers to device physics involved and technical reading appreciated.

					Shailendra