Overvoltage arrester

摘要

An overvoltage arrester wherein the arrester comprises an insulating housing which encloses a body of cast resin in which is embedded a voltage dependent resistor and a first connecting device, a portion of which protrudes from the resin body and extends out of the housing. The arrester is further provided with a spark gap formed as a separate unit and a second connecting device anchored to the spark gap, both of the latter elements also being disposed in the housing.