Surge protector

We still have our Surgeguard. It has protected us from surges a few times and also bad campground wiring.
But..we bought the auto former and had in installed in the cord compartment. In AZ at Relatives where we were hooked up during heat of the day the voltage would go down into the red. Brownout will destroy electronics and motors. Since installing it we saw a few times on the line even with it but it stays mostly in the 125 volt range. However we have seen it at 130 volts for a while with no reason. We may have to send it back because of stuck switch.

Diamond c wrote:
How important is it to have a 50 amp surge protector? I thought that’s what fuses and breakers were for. If I need one I’llget one, I just don’t want to buy something I don’t just to have it.

Fuses and breakers do nothing to protect from a surge (high) or brownout (low) voltage condition.
Fuses and breakers protect the wiring from excess amp draw on the circuit.

It's not an absolute necessity to have a surge protector, but if you stay in RV parks and use power hookups frequently, a surge protector is good "insurance" to prevent power surges from damaging appliances.

I use this one, which is a portable style

I will send you a bill for half the cost. :B??

Glad I could help.

Diamond C and Cavie, I just want to thank you for causing me to spend some money yesterday. (LOL) I read the original post and then read the post by Cavie the had the articles. I then went out and bought a Hughes PWD 50 EPO.

cummins2014 wrote:

Bobbo wrote:

cummins2014 wrote:
Thanks, but you are just a little bit late, already bought it, but it will benefit others. It was pretty simple for me also ,pushed a couple keys on the computer, and it showed up on the doorstep a couple days later. :) and I didn't have to grab my mask ,stand in those six foot apart lines or nothing plus saving me a trip, that was worth the extra money spent right there.

I'm not late for the next person who has this problem and finds this thread.

I agree, as I said above. Just checking , but a quality male three prong can cost a lot more than less then $2 , would you want to use just the cheap one or a quality outdoor plug. If the cheap one works okay , and if someone wants to build one that works.

The one I bought ,and delivered to my doorstep is sealed, so I assume these homemade would have to sealed on the end to prevent water getting in them on the opposite end of the plugs, or does it matter if they are sealed ??

As far as "quality" goes, it doesn't carry any current so a single strand of wire would work. All it is doing is fooling the EMS into thinking there is a GROUND connection. I don't worry about sealing mine because it is never used out in the rain. It is either good weather or under cover. But, if you like yours, fine. I am not disrespecting what you did, only pointing out that there is a cheaper alternative.

Bobbo wrote:

cummins2014 wrote:
Thanks, but you are just a little bit late, already bought it, but it will benefit others. It was pretty simple for me also ,pushed a couple keys on the computer, and it showed up on the doorstep a couple days later. :) and I didn't have to grab my mask ,stand in those six foot apart lines or nothing plus saving me a trip, that was worth the extra money spent right there.

I'm not late for the next person who has this problem and finds this thread.

I agree, as I said above. Just checking , but a quality male three prong can cost a lot more than less then $2 , would you want to use just the cheap one or a quality outdoor plug. If the cheap one works okay , and if someone wants to build one that works.

The one I bought ,and delivered to my doorstep is sealed, so I assume these homemade would have to sealed on the end to prevent water getting in them on the opposite end of the plugs, or does it matter if they are sealed ??

cummins2014 wrote:
Thanks, but you are just a little bit late, already bought it, but it will benefit others. It was pretty simple for me also ,pushed a couple keys on the computer, and it showed up on the doorstep a couple days later. :) and I didn't have to grab my mask ,stand in those six foot apart lines or nothing plus saving me a trip, that was worth the extra money spent right there.

I'm not late for the next person who has this problem and finds this thread.

dodge guy wrote:

Boomerweps wrote:
An EMS protects from high or low voltage (low voltage damages control systems),
High or low frequency (also damages electronics and control systems),
Miswired and missing grounds. If hot and cold (return) wires are mixed up, that can result in a “skin hot” electrical shock, a dangerous condition.
I had a plug in my garage that had no ground, EMS wouldn’t pass power.
We camped at an old campground for a second time at a different location during a packed weekend during a high heat index warning. In PA, 108 temps incredible humidity. Everyone’s AC full blast, voltages kept dipping down to 103 vac. My power shut down at 106.

So what do you do for power when it shuts down?

Boondock until the power is good again. But, you don't have to replace thousands of dollars in equipment in your RV.

Boomerweps wrote:
An EMS protects from high or low voltage (low voltage damages control systems),
High or low frequency (also damages electronics and control systems),
Miswired and missing grounds. If hot and cold (return) wires are mixed up, that can result in a “skin hot” electrical shock, a dangerous condition.
I had a plug in my garage that had no ground, EMS wouldn’t pass power.
We camped at an old campground for a second time at a different location during a packed weekend during a high heat index warning. In PA, 108 temps incredible humidity. Everyone’s AC full blast, voltages kept dipping down to 103 vac. My power shut down at 106.

So what do you do for power when it shuts down?