> If I use a zener/resistor, what happens if the input threshold is
> exceeded? Would the diode "open up" and direct the input
> signal to ground?  Or would it only direct the excess to ground,
> so that the comparator still receives a workable signal?

The zener will clip the signal, not completely attenuate it.

michael brown

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