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What is a Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV)?

Published on 2017-02-28

A Metal Oxide Varistor is a protective component that absorbs energy when a certain voltage is reached and dissipates that energy through heat.

The information on this page applies to the following models: SPP5044B/37 , SPP3010A/17 , SPP4030A/17 , SPP3030C/17 , SPP5145A/17 , SPP5065C/17 , SPP5044B/17 , SPP5035A/17 , SPP5025A/17 , SPP4067B/17 , SPP4031B/17 , SPP3160B/37 , SPP3060Y/17 , SPP3050A/17 , SPP3030E/17 , SPP3030D/17 , SPP3060G/37 , SPP5107D/37 , SPP5075A/37 , SPP3060I/17 , SPP3060M/17 , SPP3060K/17 , SPP3060J/17 , SPP5074A/17 , SPP5107D/17 , SPP4061D/17 , SPP5107C/17 , SPP4061C/17 , SPP4085B/17 , SPP3030A/17 , SPP5085A/17 , SPP5075B/17 , SPP5075A/17 , SPP5065B/17 , SPP5065A/17 , SPP5044A/17 , SPP4085A/17 , SPP4075B/17 , SPP4075A/17 , SPP4072B/17 , SPP4072A/17 , SPP4067A/17 , SPP4061A/17 , SPP4051A/17 , SPP4031A/17 , SPP3080B/17 , SPP3080A/17 , SPP3070D/17 , SPP3070C/17 , SPP3070B/17 , SPP3070A/17 , SPP3060A/17 , SPP4061B/17 , SPP5085B/17 , SPP3030B/17 , SPP5127A/17 , SPP5126A/17 , SPP5105A/17 , SPP5074B/17 , SPP4127A/17 , SPP4126A/17 , SPP4107A/17 , SPP4105B/17 , SPP4105A/17 , SPP4101A/17 , SPP4085C/17 , SPP3060G/17 , SPP3060E/17 , SPP3060D/17 , SPP3060B/17 , SPP3060C/17 , SPP3060H/17 , SPP3060F/17 , SPP1189WB/17 , SPP2217WA/17 , SPP3111WC/17 , SPP2301WC/17 , SPP3177WA/17 , SPP3408WA/17 , SPP3398WA/17 , SPP3373WA/17 , SPP3368WA/17 , SPP3327WA/17 , SPP3184WA/17 , SPP3301WA/17 , SPP3475WA/17 , SPP3482WA/17 , SPP3481WA/17 , SPP3480WA/17 , SPP3479WA/17 , SPP3477WA/17 , SPP3476WA/17 , SPP3260WA/17 , SPP2157WA/17 , SPP3670WA/17 , SPP3411WA/17 , SPP3173WA/17 , SPP2284WA/17 , SPP2281WA/17 , SPP2280WA/17 , SPP2226WA/17 , SPP3279WA/17 , SPP3366WB/17 , SPP3222WA/17 , SPP2110WA/17 , SPP7346WB/17 , SPP7354WC/17 , SPP2306WC/17 , SPP3227WA/17 , SPP1188WC/17 , SPP3225WA/37 , SPP1180WA/37 , SPP7354WA/37 , SPP4304WA/37 , SPP4220WA/27 , SPP3224WA/37 , SPP2360WA/37 , SPP1591WA/37 , SPP1188WA/37 , SPP1187WA/37 , SPP1181WC/17 , SPP1187WC/17 , SPP1182WC/17 , SPP1180WC/17 , SPP7357WC/17 , SPP7356WC/17 , SPP3201WC/17 , SPP2307WC/17 , SPP2305WC/17 , SPP2304WC/17 , SPP2303WC/17 , SPP2302WC/17 , SPP2300WC/17 , SPP1183WC/17 , SPP4200WA/27 , SPP4410WA/17 , SPP4420WA/17 , SPP3208WB/17 , SPP3211WB/17 , SPP7344WA/17 , SPP7346WA/17 , SPP7345WA/37 , SPP7345WA/17 , SPP3221WA/17 , SPP3366WA/17 , SPP3226WA/17 , SPP2240WA/17 , SPP7355WC/17 , SPP3217WA/17 , SPP3203WC/17 , SPP3202WC/17 , SPP3113WB/17 , SPP3223WB/17 , SPP3111WA/17 , SPP3114WA/17 , SPP3113WA/17 , SPP3112WA/17 , SPP3225WB/17 , SPP2360WA/17 , SPP3224WA/17 , SPP3225WA/17 , SPP1199WB/17 , SPP1199WA/17 , SPP2300WA/17 , SPP3211WA/17 , SPP3210WA/17 , SPP3209WA/17 , SPP3208WA/17 , SPP3207WA/17 , SPP3206WA/17 , SPP3205WA/17 , SPP3204WA/17 , SPP3203WA/17 , SPP3202WA/17 , SPP3201WA/17 , SPP2307WA/17 , SPP2306WA/17 , SPP2305WA/17 , SPP2304WA/17 , SPP2303WA/17 , SPP2302WA/17 , SPP2301WA/17 , SPP1181WA/37 , SPP1592WA/37 , SPP1181WA/17 , SPP7357WA/17 , SPP7356WA/17 , SPP7355WA/17 , SPP7354WA/17 , SPP4311WA/17 , SPP4310WA/17 , SPP4309WA/17 , SPP4307WA/17 , SPP4306WA/17 , SPP4305WA/17 , SPP4304WA/17 , SPP4303WA/17 , SPP4302WA/17 , SPP4301WA/17 , SPP4220WA/17 , SPP4210WA/17 , SPP4200WA/17 , SPP4158WA/17 , SPP4156WA/17 , SPP4104WA/17 , SPP4102WA/17 , SPP4101WA/17 , SPP4100WA/17 , SPP2216WA/17 , SPP2214WA/17 , SPP2156WA/17 , SPP2151WA/17 , SPP1594WA/17 , SPP1593WA/17 , SPP1592WA/17 , SPP1591WA/17 , SPP1188WA/17 , SPP1183WA/17 , SPP1182WA/17 , SPP4153WA/17 , SPP1198WA/17 , SPP1187WA/17 , SPP1189WA/17 , SPP1180WA/17 , SPP4103WA/17 , SPP1137WA/17 . Click here to show more product numbers Click here to show less product numbers

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