On 4/1/24 14:25, Jason Thorpe wrote:
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 :-)
Wow. They're not allowed to name things anymore. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA