• lemming741@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Thats a metal oxide varistor. It conducts above 330v and hopefully trips the breaker to protect whatever is plugged in.

    • cosmos8188@leminal.space
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      48 minutes ago

      Yeah, youre right - its a surge protecting varistor. Dont know where I got the capacitor from - but, oh well.