There five types of surge arrester:

1. Rod gap arrester

2. Horn gap arrester

3. Protector tube or expulsion type

4. Thyrite lighting arrester

5. Gapless arrester or metal oxide arrester

It is Maximum Continuously Operated Voltage to select the rating of Surge arrester or lightning arrester.

disadvantage of long flashover arrester

Thunder and lightning go hand in hand and basically it is the same arrester that works for both. Yes. Thunder lightning arrester and thunder arrested are the same.

Lightning arrester or lightning rod is a rod paired with a conductor. The lightning arrester was invented by Benjamin Franklin in the late 1749.