SPACE-LIMITED OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION MODULE

The invention relates to a space-limited overvoltage protection module with at least two parallel current braches provided with overvoltage protection elements, wherein the protection module comprisesa local multistage indicator for indicating an operating state, a warning state and a defect state; the parallel switched overvoltage protection elements are arranged on a circuit board in electricalconnection to conductor tracks of the circuit board and attached in a thermally softenable manner; the first overvoltage protection element is associated with a first force accumulator and the secondovervoltage protection element is associated with a second force accumulator, which in the soldered state exerts a force on the respective overvoltage protection element in parallel with the surfaceof the circuit board, so that in the event of a heating of an overvoltage protection element beyond the softening point of the thermal adhesion the respective overvoltage protection element is displaced sideways, so that an elec