A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Blog posts 2009-11-20
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- Software downloads 2009-11-14
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- Software downloads 2009-10-28
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Blog posts 2009-10-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
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- Blog posts 2009-10-19
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- Software downloads 2009-10-14
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
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- Blog posts 2009-10-06
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
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- Blog posts 2009-09-24
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- Blog posts 2009-09-22
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- Blog posts 2009-09-14
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- Blog posts 2009-08-25
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- Blog posts 2009-08-19
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- Blog posts 2009-08-18
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