TEN350 The waveform that hijacked the IEC lightning standards

THE 10/350 TRILOGY
by Bruce Glushakow

1. "A Call to Standardize the Waveforms used to Test SPDs", by Bruce Glushakow. Presented at International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2004)

2. "The IEC 63205 Lightning Protection Series Under the Microscope," by Bruce Glushakow (2009)

3. "10/350 Lightning Test Waveform in Focus" by Bruce Glushakow. Presented at XI International Symposium on Lightning Protection (SIPDA) (2011)

The above articles give an account of some of the history and major issues of the "10/350 waveform wars." Glushakow has been writing and lecturing on the dangers of the 10/350 waveform for 15 years. He is a member of IEEE and the American National Standards Institute's U.S. National Committe's Technical Advisory Group for IEC TC 81. He also represents MCG Electronics, an American manufacturer of surge protective devices. "Never used a spark gap and never will."