Advice on Surge Protectors?
After reading several horror stories on members electrical issues, I am going to purchase a portable surge protector. I wanted to know from users which one is better between the two. Its for a 30 amp ...
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In electricity there are two terms one of which is misused and the other underused.
Surge and spike
Now that Joule rating is about SPIKE supression.. A spike is a very short voltage peak lasting (usually) less than 1/100th of a second.
A surge, on the other hand, is a wave, can last for seconds and if one hits those spike supressors sound quite a bit like firecrackers as they blow up. I know, I was there when it happened (my basement when the power company screwed up)
More Joules are better.. but in the event of a genuine surge (or for that matter a "Dip" in voltage lasting more than a fraction of a second) that power line protective device simply cuts you off, as well it should, to protect you.
They monitor voltage, may monitor frequency and waveform and cut you off if the monitored values are not proper.
Surge and spike
Now that Joule rating is about SPIKE supression.. A spike is a very short voltage peak lasting (usually) less than 1/100th of a second.
A surge, on the other hand, is a wave, can last for seconds and if one hits those spike supressors sound quite a bit like firecrackers as they blow up. I know, I was there when it happened (my basement when the power company screwed up)
More Joules are better.. but in the event of a genuine surge (or for that matter a "Dip" in voltage lasting more than a fraction of a second) that power line protective device simply cuts you off, as well it should, to protect you.
They monitor voltage, may monitor frequency and waveform and cut you off if the monitored values are not proper.
