Power Pedestal Connections
We read an online RV newsletter that comes out each Saturday. Electricity is often a topic of discussion. Today there was a survey to try to tell what percent of readers have experienced some sort of ...
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Forgive me I am going to keep harping on this...
Without an actual working earth ground about 95% of the protective devices, even in the Sola, or autoformer are connected to nothing. Today I opened up a Tripp Lite Iso Bar 5000 to find out why the red LED warning light was on. Incoming Line Neutral Earth power had one MOV connected between line and neutral and it was exploded. The device was supposed to protect a Dish Network receiver. It didn't. I've already checked the house. Modern outlets, ground circuit unconnected. Easiest earthing is within the outlet hole, to a piece of exposed rebar. Scrape, sand bright and solder. The Isobar has four outlets and another two that are not protected. Enough to feed their TV, satellite and sound system.
Yes I am increasing the protection inside the device about 1000%. More and larger MOVs, plus Transient Voltage Suppressors. It's to make the components live longer not merely to absorb worse transients & bad power.
Without an actual working earth ground about 95% of the protective devices, even in the Sola, or autoformer are connected to nothing. Today I opened up a Tripp Lite Iso Bar 5000 to find out why the red LED warning light was on. Incoming Line Neutral Earth power had one MOV connected between line and neutral and it was exploded. The device was supposed to protect a Dish Network receiver. It didn't. I've already checked the house. Modern outlets, ground circuit unconnected. Easiest earthing is within the outlet hole, to a piece of exposed rebar. Scrape, sand bright and solder. The Isobar has four outlets and another two that are not protected. Enough to feed their TV, satellite and sound system.
Yes I am increasing the protection inside the device about 1000%. More and larger MOVs, plus Transient Voltage Suppressors. It's to make the components live longer not merely to absorb worse transients & bad power.
