Surge Protector
Hi. First time post. Please keep in mind that we have only owned campers for the last couple of years and just bought the class A last summer. So I am trying to learn all about things like surge pr...
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myredracer wrote:
Personally, I'd have no desire for a portable unit that you've gotta plug in outside every time. Ours is a hardwire version that lives under the dinette seating next to the converter/panel - it's always there protecting our back. :) .
Bumpyroad wrote:
my portable version lives in a basement compartment out of sight, out of mind.
Along with the portable's monitor display which is integrated into the main box. :(
The Progressive hard wire version includes a remote display one can place anywhere within 16' of the main unit which one can hide anywhere convenient. The only issue I've had with mine, which wouldn't be uncommon, is that over time the contactor inside can hum, enough that's it's audible. This wouldn't be an issue for those installing one in an outside compartment but mine is inside the camper itself, under the sofa, and I could sometimes hear it. The problem is that Progressive has bolted the contactor directly to the case so when it vibrates, even a little, that vibration is induced into the case and amplified. I solved this entirely by mounting the guts of my EMS in a larger plastic tool box (15 pics) so I could "float" the contactor and not have it touch the box at all. Seems to have worked as my EMS-HW30C is now dead silent in operation. :B
