The paper presents the results of an investigation into the response characteristics of the Institut de recherche d'Hydro Quéebec's 5.4 MV voltage divider, which is suspended from the ceiling of the laboratory. The results obtained differ from those obtained by the Les Renardiéres Group for their floor standing voltage divider. The properties of the divider with three different load geometries were investigated. A computer simulation was compared with experimental results obtained from the divider. The applications of the divider were extended to measuring front chopped impulses with different conductor leads.