surge protectors
Hello all. Recently bought a DP and am curious to know about surge protectors. I have RV'D for the past 40 years with everything from a cab over, a class C to several 5th wheels. In all those years, I...
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Thanks for the comment westom.
Oh, the little six outlet strips... Back when I had a sticks and bricks I had several of them in my pasement for assorted reasons, including the one that fed the computer... Well Detroit Edison hired Harlan electric to fix some lines that were down and Harlan, being well trained (not) hooked 'em up WRONG and I got hit with a genuine surge,,,, not unlike many Rvers who have plugged a rig into a 30 amp Dryer or Welder outlet (240 volts instead of 120).
Sounded a bit like July 4 in that basement with MOV's going BANG like firecrackers.. no fire, but not one MOV survived
(MOV, Metal Oxcide Varisistor, is the device that provides SPIKE protection in thes low-cost devices. it does nothing for a genuine surge such as I had)
Cost me a new blower motor for my furnace (Edison paid) and a new power supply for my computer. Oh, and a bunch of new spike suppressors.
Oh, the little six outlet strips... Back when I had a sticks and bricks I had several of them in my pasement for assorted reasons, including the one that fed the computer... Well Detroit Edison hired Harlan electric to fix some lines that were down and Harlan, being well trained (not) hooked 'em up WRONG and I got hit with a genuine surge,,,, not unlike many Rvers who have plugged a rig into a 30 amp Dryer or Welder outlet (240 volts instead of 120).
Sounded a bit like July 4 in that basement with MOV's going BANG like firecrackers.. no fire, but not one MOV survived
(MOV, Metal Oxcide Varisistor, is the device that provides SPIKE protection in thes low-cost devices. it does nothing for a genuine surge such as I had)
Cost me a new blower motor for my furnace (Edison paid) and a new power supply for my computer. Oh, and a bunch of new spike suppressors.
