Surge Protector Yes Or No?
Hi Folks I am new to this forum but not new to RVing. Matter of fact I am too damn old to the RVing thing. That leads me to this question and anybody that could help would be greatly appreciated. I ...
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paulcardoza wrote:
X2! I bought one after we had a low voltage problem that killed an AC unit on our rig. I'm more worried about that, than voltage surges. There are too many CG's out there operating with poorly maintained or outdated power grids. A good protector will pay for itself in a single incident.
I, too, have an EMS system that will disconnect our RV from the pedestal if the voltage drops too low.
However, after that your choice is to tun off batteries or run the generator until the voltage comes up.
This is the typical situation is my current Winter campground. Our campground is nearly full and in the morning when everyone runs the coffer maker, toaster, and microwave, voltage sags. So short of finding another campground, we had to run off batteries or run the genny until . . .
I bought an auto former. Now I get enough voltage boost to get by those voltage sags.
