Posted by Matthew D. Fuller-2 on Jun 05, 2011; 11:07pm URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Help-identifying-a-part-tp6443377p6443416.html
On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 03:52:32PM -0700 I heard the voice of
Byron Servies, and lo! it spake thus:
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> Next to the holes for this component is a label "SA102" and there is a
> directionality arrow pointing from the orange band to the grey band.
How about this?
I have just looked through my Panasonic phone equipment manuals,
and all employ devices designated " SAxxx ". On all of them, the
parts list shows " varistor ( surge arrester ) ", so Franc is
definitely right that this is what they are. This being the case,
I would expect them to read open circuit on a normal multimeter.