On Jan 28, 12:26*pm, DTC <m...@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
> A gas tube (or old style carbon block) arrestor shunts the over
> voltage to ground. Its very robust, but if the voltage is not high
> enough to arc over the arrestor (as in the leading edge of the spike),
> then the "surge protector" will block it.

Now put numbers to your assumption. The numbers are commonly
available including TIA, Telcordia, FCC part 68, component application
notes, and basic engineering texts. Get numbers to appreciate why
your assumptions are invalid. To promote those half truths, other
forget to provide numbers. No numbers is how junk science gets so
easily promoted. Get numbers to appreciate the errors in that
paragraph.