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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It may be the case that RVers run into low voltage issues more often because some of us are in rigs that use quite a bit of electricity and we're parked with a bunch of OTHER rigs that use a whole bunch, too.
Two or thee air conditioners is not uncommon and induction cooktops can be high usage, as well.
Couple that with campgrounds that might not have been upgraded recently or properly.
Just the shear number of us in one place leads to the potential for low voltage situations.
In the event of low voltage situation or a lightning strike's resultant surge, the first thing (and hopefully only thing) to go will be the surge protector. I'd rather spend a few hundred dollars to replace that than anything/everything on my coach.
Then again, if you got nothin' to lose....why bother. :)
Two or thee air conditioners is not uncommon and induction cooktops can be high usage, as well.
Couple that with campgrounds that might not have been upgraded recently or properly.
Just the shear number of us in one place leads to the potential for low voltage situations.
In the event of low voltage situation or a lightning strike's resultant surge, the first thing (and hopefully only thing) to go will be the surge protector. I'd rather spend a few hundred dollars to replace that than anything/everything on my coach.
Then again, if you got nothin' to lose....why bother. :)
