Electronic – Unusual resistor symbol: resitor with Z overlaid

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I found this symbol in a vendor circuit diagram. What does it mean? It looks like they are trying to convey some sort of limiting.

It's a resistor symbol with a line over the top that has both the top and bottom ends flattened.

unusual resistor symbol

Best Answer

Doing a google search of "Resistor Symbol" and then looking at images, I came across this.

http://www.electroniq.net/electronic-tutorials/resistor-types-symbols-parameters.html

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According to the site, its a varistor tolerated symbol.

a: resistor , general symbol

b: resistor , tolerated symbol

c: resistor , un-standard symbol

d: resistor with variable resistance

e: resistor with mobile contact

f: resistor with mobile contact and stop position

g: potentiometer with mobile contact

h: potentiometer with mobile contact, general symbol

i: potentiometer with preset adjustment

j: two plugs resistor

k: shunt resistor

l: thermal resistor

m: thermistor general symbol

n: thermistor tolerated symbol

o: varistor general symbol

p: varistor tolerated symbol