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Vishay ceramic disk caps have had a bris courtesy of Mouser.

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  • Vishay ceramic disk caps have had a bris courtesy of Mouser.

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    Please help me understand.

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  • #2
    Spark-gap capacitor. Will breakdown across the gap somewhere above its max sustained voltage rating.

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    • #3
      Ahah! That makes sense. I learned something. Cheers.

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      • #4
        Datasheet attached. Was a gap-cap what you wanted? It probably won't matter for you, but in certain extreme environments it might be a problem (possibility of spark).
        Did it come up on a regular capacitor search on mouser website?
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        Originally posted by Enzo
        I have a sign in my shop that says, "Never think up reasons not to check something."


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        • #5
          Maaaayyyybeeee it works as advertised but it STINKS of Manufacturing Defect being advertised as a "feature".
          Juan Manuel Fahey

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          • #6
            I've seen those for decades. If it is a defect, it is one that the cap is physically designed to have. Note the extended shape to the part.
            Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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            • #7
              I've seen those in my Fluke meters.
              Interesting.
              I never knew exactly what they were for.

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              • #8
                They provide overvoltage protection as specified in the datasheet.
                Looks like a useful feature.
                Might be used to protect the OT primary in a Zobel arrangement with a series resistor.

                We sometimes used a slotted PCB as a spark gap.
                - Own Opinions Only -

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