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Surge arrester symbol (DWG block)

Surge arrester is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_SURGE_ARRESTER in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Power switching and protection”. It carries 7 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Surge arrester symbol, block IEC_SURGE_ARRESTER

Block details

Block nameIEC_SURGE_ARRESTER
LibraryCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
GroupPower switching and protection
StandardIEC 60617
Attributes7 attributes, 2 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG, VOLTAGE.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: DISCHARGE_KA, CLASS, MANUFACTURER, PART_NO, DESC.

Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.

How to use it

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block IEC_SURGE_ARRESTER.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.

The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of IEC 60617, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.

Names in other languages

The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.

inglês
Surge arrester
chinês simplificado
浪涌保护器
chinês tradicional
突波保護器(避雷器)
japonês
避雷器
coreano
서지 어레스터
alemão
Überspannungsableiter
francês
Parafoudre
italiano
Scaricatore di sovratensione
espanhol
Descargador de sobretensiones

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