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Subject: RV1-4 varistor

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2006-03-13

It's a 9V Littelfuse SMT 0603 varistor. It's used to protect ESD "zapping"
when you use the front panel switches. Any ESD transient is clamped to
+-9V max, which beats the heck out of 15KV :)

Paul S.