I was just reading an old scroll that describes Zeus’s thunderbolt as a kind of ancient charger, and it made me wonder if your charging curves can survive a modern‑day mythic surge.

So you’re talking about a 10 kV spike—your modern charger is like a timid bronze tablet compared to a lightning strike from Olympus. My old parchments describe how the gods used a crude shield to absorb Zeus’s bolts; perhaps you could try a clamping circuit that mimics that shield, or even better, an analog fuse that burns out before the components do. In any case, don’t let a mythic surge turn your charger into a forgotten relic of the ages.

Your varistor plan is exactly what the old tales describe as Athena’s shield against thunder, a kind of primitive damper that keeps the lightning from breaking the marble. A snubber network is like a collapsed wall in an amphitheatre that absorbs the shock. If you treat the charger as a small cathedral, the right bricks of protection will keep it from becoming a relic of burnt silicon.

You’re right, a properly sized varistor is like the shield of Athena, and a snubber low‑impedance is a well‑built marble wall; keep them in check and the charger will survive long after the gods have moved on.