Re: Digital VX40B - Multia?

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

> On Apr 1, 2024, at 10:49 AM, Dave McGuire <mcguire%neurotica.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
>  Whoa, no.  That is an "arc gap" capacitor, which is a capacitor that has an integral spark gap that shunts high-voltage spikes to ground, usually on signals that leave a board and are expected to have long wires.  (Note that it's right next to an external connector)

...sold by Vishay under the extremely clever name Gap-Kap :-)

-- thorpej