Cable TV surge protection
Do most folks use an in-line surge protector on their cable tv coax cable? If so, where are you connecting it to ground?
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You might want to install a grounding block at the coax entry on side of the RV and make sure the block is "solidly" connected to ground. The ground wire & connection in an RV and the same in a CG pedestal may not be in good condition and unable to adequately dissipate the energy to ground. If really concerned, maybe a driven ground rod is thing to do if at a permanent site. Most pedestals don't have a ground rod and rely on a ground wire back to the source panel. CG wiring is not always in the best of shape.
If you have a hard-wired PI EMS, I found that the ground wire they come with is really small gauge. I reconnected it so that the ground wire from the panel runs through the EMS with same size gauge all the way to the power inlet. I've seen a couple reports of some having their EMS go up in smoke after a lightning strike which could be because of the way the EMS comes.
Satellite dishes, antennas and incoming coax from the street in houses have to be grounded by code and they don't use surge suppressors.
If you have a hard-wired PI EMS, I found that the ground wire they come with is really small gauge. I reconnected it so that the ground wire from the panel runs through the EMS with same size gauge all the way to the power inlet. I've seen a couple reports of some having their EMS go up in smoke after a lightning strike which could be because of the way the EMS comes.
Satellite dishes, antennas and incoming coax from the street in houses have to be grounded by code and they don't use surge suppressors.
