Two Surge Protectors?

westom wrote:

Mile High wrote:
I for one don't understand a **** thing you are saying or recommending.

Surge Guard will 'absorb' 870 joules and not more than 1750 joules. If difficult, best is to ask why rather than post an emotion.

Potentially destructive surges can be hundreds of thousands of joules. Why is that difficult?

That Surge Guard is electrically similar to other tiny power strip protectors. Specification numbers say so. Why is that hard?

Effective protector (a completely different device that unfortunately shares a same name) works because it is earthed. That should be obvious using concepts originally taught in elementary school science.

So which sentence is a challenge? You never said.

No need to get condescending - you're already talking down to me, but you haven't "dummied" it up near enough yet. Perhaps I need to just try to pull it out of you:

Are you saying that NONE of these devices we are discussing are any more effective than a home strip surge suppressor because we don't have an effective ground within 10'?

Are you suggesting we don't bother?

Are you suggesting we drive in a ground rod with 10' and bond the rig?

Are you focused on surge, and ignoring the other benefits of these systems such as detecting polarity, missing neutral, etc?

Just a simple thumbs up or down will work :)