Your first line of defense against high energy transients.

	Uses field replaceable gas filled Plasma Surge Arrestor technology
	Available with Type N, SMA, BNC and TNC interfaces
	Available in straight bulkhead mount and right angle flange mount configurations
	Provides protection from high energy transients due to Lightning Strike, Inductive Switching and Electrostatic Discharge

	Damaging high energy transients can be generated during lightning strikes, switching on or off of high current inductive loads or by electrostatic discharge.
	These transients produce waveforms in the kiloamp region with typical rise times of less than 10 µseconds and fall times of up to 1000 µseconds.
	One method of equipment protection is to limit the intensity of the transient to a safe level using a high speed clamping device such as the gas tube arrestor built into the Astrolab Surge Protection Adaptor between the antenna feed and the RF module.
	The gas tube is a high speed switch (on or off in µseconds) that turns on at a specified voltage (typically 90 to 145 volts) and short circuits the center conductor of the Adaptor to ground.
	The gas tube turns off after the transient is reduced to a minimal level and allows the low level RF signal to pass through the Adaptor again.

• How do I mount the Adaptor?
  
• How hot will the Adaptor get?
  This is a function of the amount of RF energy (in watts) applied to the Adaptor. Since the duration of the transient is in µ seconds with a duty cycle of less than 1%, no significant heat buildup is attributable to the transient.
  
• Show me the Test Data!

The magnitude and duration of transient pulses are unpredictable.

Typical transient pulses due to lightning strike are:

• a peak intensity of 10 kA
• a rise time of 8 µseconds
• a decay time of 20 µseconds
• a frequency of occurrence from <10 to >1000 per year.

Protection of your sensitive equipment from damage due to high energy surges is easily provided with the Astrolab Surge Protection Adaptor.