What does SA stand for

[Neil Morrison]

It depends. If they're across the meter movement, they are probably
back to back diodes, silicon perhaps. If across the input terminals,
they might well be MOVs or similar.

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "CyberGeezer" <cybergeezer74 at HOTMAIL.COM>


> Thanks for the info, all who replied.
>
>        SA = Surge Absorber
>        73, Pamela - N1ZKH
>
> I found nothing in the ARRL Handbook about surge
> absorbers--  I wonder if they're the same as the
> Metal-Oxide Varistor Transient Suppressors listed in page
> 24.12 (of my 2001 edition).
>
> I've decided not to bother fixing the multimeter--  I saw
> when I opened the case that there'd be complicated
> disassembly involved, taking up my time far in excess of
> the value of a multimeter!

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