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A test for susceptibility of an to power surges resulting from switching ELECTRONIC DEVICE loads in other circuits. It consists of a "burst of repetitive fast transients with a waveform of 5/50 ns, each burst lasting 15 ms, from a 2 kV source." VVSG.
Also known asEFT · EFT burst · electrical fast transient · fast transient burst · burst of fast transients
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A test for susceptibility of an to power surges resulting from switching ELECTRONIC DEVICE loads in other circuits. It consists of a "burst of repetitive fast transients with a waveform of 5/50 ns, each burst lasting 15 ms, from a 2 kV source." VVSG.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Electrical Fast Transient Burst. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/electrical-fast-transient-burst
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