SANKOSHA U.

For over 75 years, we have developed and manufactured the Ceramic Gas Tube Surge Arrester (Gas Discharge Tube or GDT). Sankosha gas tube arresters protect personnel, equipment and circuitry from abnormally high voltages caused by lightning or electrical transients. Our surge protection devices have well defined surge-limiting characteristics enabling them to spark over (or breakdown) when the abnormal voltage on a line reaches a specific level. When sparkover occurs in the GDT, the surge is redirected to earth. Sankosha's gas tube arrestors are known for their quality. Throughout the world, products from our factories provide protection for equipment and personnel. Sankosha has been selling gas tube arresters in the U.S. since the seventies and Sankosha U.S.A., Inc., the company's 100% owned subsidiary, was established in 1987 to better service the growing market in the Americas. Different applications require different surge suppressors and Sankosha provides gas tubes to meet every..

Also known as: Sankosha, Sankosha Corporation, Sankosha Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Sankosha Guangzhou Inc., Sankosha Hong Kong Co., Ltd., Sankosha Korea Corporation, Sankosha U.S.A., Inc., Sankosha Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Primary location: Torrance United States