What 8.5 V standoff and 14.4 V clamping mean in practice
The 1.5SMCJ8.5A_R1_00001: The 8.5 V reverse standoff is the voltage the TVS presents to the line when no transient is present — the protected rail runs at or below this level without the diode drawing significant leakage. That standoff-to-clamp window is the operative selection criterion: the protected rail must stay below 8.5 V nominal, and the downstream circuitry must survive a 14.4 V clamp spike without latch-up or damage.
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