a) near to where it enters or leaves the building, or
b) as it enters the network hub, or
c) close to the equipment being protected.
This should be close to the system's earth star point (to enable a good connection to earth).
Electrical Specification
ESP Net-100
Maximum working voltage¹
4V
Current rating (signal)
300MA
In-line resistance (±10%)
1 ohm per line
Data rate (TIA Cat 5)
100mbps
Bandwidth
Attenuation
Voltage standing wave ratio
(VSWR)
Near end cross talk
(NEXT)
Exceeds requirements of:
100 base TX
100 base T4
Token ring 16 Mbps active
Token ring 16 Mbps passive
TIA Cat 5 channel
Cat 5 basic link
IEEE 802.13 4-UTP
1 Maximum working voltage (DC or AC peak) measured at 1mA leakage.
Transient Specification
ESP Net-100
Let through voltage (all conductors)¹
5kV, 10/700µs test to:
BS6651:1999 Appendix C, Cat C-High
ITU (formerly CCITT) IX K17
-Line to line
-Earth to earth
Maximum surge current³
25V
600V²
10kA
1 The maximum transient voltage let-through the protector throughout
the test (+/-10%), line to line & line to earth. Response time
<10ns.
2 See 'System technical note' above.
3 Tested with 8/20µs waveshape to ITU (formely CCITT), BS 6651:1999 Appendix C.
Connect in series with the network cable, either:
