Surge Protector

Optimistic Paranoid wrote:
I'm kinda surprised that in 6 pages of discussion, no one has mentioned the two main problems with portable units.

1: They're exposed to all kinds of weather plugged into the camp pedestal.

2: They are easily STOLEN.

Of course, it's possible to use them inside you rig, but it requires some modifications. You need a 30 or 50 amp outlet inside your rig, and you need a 30 or 50 amp PLUG on your internal wiring.

I'm guessing that very few people do that . . .

I did, but I now have a hard wire version, not because of concern over theft but because it's field serviceable and offers user switchable delay times which the portable versions don't.

1) These portable units are considered weather resistant but it's easy to further protect it from the weather by simply covering it with a plastic bag or bucket when hanging off the power post and 2) although theft is a possibility I've never read of anyone suffering this loss, especially since most power posts, especially in the US, seem to be located near the camper itself. An alternate solution, other than locating it inside the camper, is to simply locate it at the camper under a slide or wheelwell and run an extension cable out to the post ... unlikely that someone is going to come right up to your camper searching for an EMS to steal.

You're right ... you're paranoid. :W