Surge Protector or Power Monitor
How many of you use either a surge protector or some type of power monitor at a campground? Which do you use and what is your preferred model? Who doesn't use anything at all and why? Living and trave...
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After losing my HVAC t-stat last weekend, and having to spend a warm night without A/C, I am going to order a power management system that plugs into my shore line and then into the pedestal....not the cheap kind either. I want something that will protect my equipment from low voltage and high voltage surges as well as improperly wired supply outlets. Losing an A/C unit is expensive, as well as anything that's plugged directly into the 120VAC outlets that are not powered through the batteries.
With that said, though, on most boats I have knowledge of, the majority of electronics on there are 12VDC. The shore power only supplies power to the battery chargers and a few outlets with are likely also powered by a DC-AC inverter. So with that configuration, you already have a filtered power system. Low or high voltage may take out your inverter but most likely wouldn't take out your 12VDC systems since they are running off the battery bank.
With that said, though, on most boats I have knowledge of, the majority of electronics on there are 12VDC. The shore power only supplies power to the battery chargers and a few outlets with are likely also powered by a DC-AC inverter. So with that configuration, you already have a filtered power system. Low or high voltage may take out your inverter but most likely wouldn't take out your 12VDC systems since they are running off the battery bank.
