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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeru Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Iwao Ohshima, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaki Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Mizuho Yamashita, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340647 ; 340650 ; 340653 ; 324 72 ;
Abstract
In an arrester comprising a characteristic element made up of a stack of a plurality of metal oxide resistors, parallelly connected capacitor and a linear resistor are connected between the characteristic element and ground, and voltage drop across the linear resistor is used to light a neon lamp or to operate an alarm device for detecting deterioration of the characteristic element. To protect the capacitor and the linear resistor at the time when the arrester operates, a nonlinear resistor may be connected in parallel with the capacitor and the linear resistor.