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travelingbard
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Apr 19, 2015

Surge Protector - Progressive, or something better?

Trying to narrow down my hardwired surge protector choices. I see more posts about the Progressive models (EMS-HW30C being the top 30 amp model). Seems like a great deal for what it does. That bei...
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tommy_g
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Apr 20, 2015
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Ask yourself which causes more damage. Surge or low voltage.

Low voltage causes progressive permanent damage. An autoformer with surge suppression built in may be a better choice.

I always check voltage under load and polarity before I plug in.
I respectfully disagree. The Progressive protects from surges as well as both high and low voltage. It also checks for ground connection, polarity and proper cycle before connect-thru as well.

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