Surge protectors etc
Yea, I know that there were threads in the past (and I may have even started one) but technology changes. Saw this CHART of systems and started thinking. In my 2 trips I never used a protector and ...
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briansue wrote:High voltage in the US is rare compared to the common inadequate CG wiring and low voltage.
In Mexico (this is the Mexico Forum) the CFE standard in many areas is 127 VAC. We often see the 127 or more - in some area I see 132 as the norm. Many variables whether you have high or low in Mexico. Can vary from one side of the RV park to the other. The device I suggest is for Mexico and the question asked I believe was about Mexico. A low voltage regulator could be useful in the US - but maybe not so much in Mexico.
I have seen (in Mexico) daily variation from during heavy use hours <105 Volts, and very light usage hours (middle of the night) of > 133 Volts.
Our Xantrex Prosine 2.0 Inverter watches the incoming voltage and line frequency and drops it out if out of spec.
It does not give protection for transients and voltage spikes. We've been lucky so far. (We pull the plug during lightning storms)
Forgot to mention that when the Xantrex cuts the power, its inverter function cuts in. The TV doesn't even flicker.
