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Originally Posted by BrianG
Patrick, when the TVS fails, does it fail open or closed? Meaning, will the user be able to tell it has gone bad? I'm just thinking that if it was forced to dissipate too much power without sufficient cooling interval, it might pop and then allow the large spikes to get to the battery.
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Usually, they fail closed for about 1/100th of a second, then they fail open. Seriously.