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cbshoestring
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2016

87. Volt. Are you on the fence about buying surge protection

I was told A/C could not be used, and friends who have stayed by the lake warned it was a single receptacle. Still, I paid for electric, I hoped I could at least make coffee. 87 volts when it first...
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cbshoestring
Explorer II
Jul 04, 2016
In this case it protected me from LOW voltage. ..but it has in the past shut down for high voltage.

Solutions aside...my original post was/is to inform others that protection is cheap insurance. I preferred the Progressive hardwired, at rough $200. Which is cheaper than most rv appliances.

My goal was to save my unit, not solve all the wiring problems a CG may have. I would say the PI unit worked as advertised.

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