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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Hi LarryJM,
The latest iteration of the Hughes Autoformer does everything the PI top of the line does--except for cutting the power. Of course, there is no need for it to cut power as it corrects the low voltage issue.
My comfort zone is no lower than 107 volts for the roof air. Neither the PI or SG cut out at that voltage.
I choose to test every outlet before I plug in, so I have no need of the "extra" services that the PI and SG offer. Plus their reliance on MOV for surge means that sooner or later they will require repair.
The Hughes does cost more--but replacing an air conditioner is fairly pricey.
The latest iteration of the Hughes Autoformer does everything the PI top of the line does--except for cutting the power. Of course, there is no need for it to cut power as it corrects the low voltage issue.
My comfort zone is no lower than 107 volts for the roof air. Neither the PI or SG cut out at that voltage.
I choose to test every outlet before I plug in, so I have no need of the "extra" services that the PI and SG offer. Plus their reliance on MOV for surge means that sooner or later they will require repair.
The Hughes does cost more--but replacing an air conditioner is fairly pricey.
LarryJM wrote:
I'm not doubting that for a select few like yourself something like an autoformer might be a good choice. My comments here are that generally recommending one is NOT THE BEST OVERALL solution in general as a power protection option and certainly not as a substitute for something like the PI units that do MUCH MUCH more than just protect against low voltage and maybe surges. Thus something like the PI units IMO make much more sense for the VAST MAJORITY of folks.
Larry
