"As the most significant advancement in MOV design in decades, Bourns^® IsoMOV^™ hybrid protection components fully combine the classic GDT and MOV in a totally new design. This single-package solution provides a symbiotic relationship where the GDT blocks leakage currents through the MOV that would otherwise lead to premature failure of the MOV device. It also allows the MOV to prevent follow-on current after a surge that might damage the GDT.

Bourns^® IsoMOV^™ protectors offer:

• ・High reliability and long life – including in certain harsh environments
• ・Extended temperature range
• ・Low leakage
• ・Superior energy handling density
• ・Graceful end-of-life failure mode

With IsoMOV^™ protectors, designers can now get the right level of surge protection for their application without having to make any performance, size, cost or redesign compromises."