valve arrester

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valve arrester [′valv ə‚res·tər]

(electricity)

A type of lightning arrester which consists of a single gap or multiple gaps in series with current-limiting elements; gaps between spaced electrodes prevent flow of current through the arrester except when the voltage across them exceeds the critical gap flashover.

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