Schematic symbol question

[sigshane]

Hello all. I am working through a schematic diagram of our line protection, and am stumped on one of the symbols there.

The symbol is this:



Thanks in advance!

Shane

 

[jim dungar]

Without context, I think it looks like an air-gap style arrestor.

 

[JoeStillman]

If I saw that on a plan, I would think it was a busduct rising from left to right.

 

[sigshane]

Well with the particular circuit application in mind, I would suspect the air-gap answer. However, we found that on a more recent drawing, it is shown as a capacitor. I also read somewhere "spark-gap".

Thanks for the input guys.

Shane

 

[bob]

I would go with capacitor.

 

[mgookin]

When in doubt ask the author. They'll learn to start using a legend for odd symbols. Otherwise they'll continue to produce work nobody understands.

 

[dereckbc]

Well what I do know is

[ = Permanent Magnet

and

| = Iron Core