Power Conditioner vs Surge Protector?

smkettner wrote:
lightning? Best to just unplug when you hear thunder. An extra battery or two should get you through until the weather quiets down.

Otherwise I recommend Progressive Industries EMS.

http://www.progressiveindustries.net/#!rv-power--surge-hardwired/c1p4w

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To the OP - you're making this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. As others have pointed out there's nothing you'd be willing to pay for that would be any guarantee of protection from a nearby lighting strike ... the only practical solution when you expect that may happen is to unplug from the campsite power source. As I recommended in your other thread, just cut to the chase and invest in a Progressive Industires EMS-PT30C and be done with it. Sure, it may not be "perfect", may not protect your trailer 100% from "everything", but it's a darned sight better than doing nothing. If you're not in any particular hurry keep an eye on the Progressive website as the company from time to time does offer fairly decent sale prices on these products. As I recall the last sale was a "Superbowl Special", can't say when they might next do this, but sale prices are offered from time to time each year.

Progressive Industries. Access the website find what you want, then go to TWEETYS.com.. Cheaper prices there.....

Nothing you can afford will protect you from a lightening strike.

Low voltage causes far more damage and it "sneaks up" on the user.

I'll hope to be getting an ISB Sola Basic 4000 VA unit this summer. It does boost and buck.

I've been using a Progressive EMS for several years. But I don't think it or anything else will help much in the event of a close lightning strike. There are a lot of unpredictable variables with lightning. Way better to unplug the power cord as someone above said.

smkettner wrote:
lightning? Best to just unplug when you hear thunder.

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precioustime wrote:
Trying to protect my brand new 2016 Fleetwood Storm Class A 30 amp rv against lightning damage. Is a power conditioner better? How is that bought? Does it require installation or is it an item you just plug into a receptacle? Any good brand out there?

You are far more likely to incur damage to your motorhome from a faulty shore power circuit than from lightning, but regardless what you are trying to protect against, the absolute best solution for RVers is an EMS device from Progressive Industries.... and they have a lifetime warranty. You can get their portable product such as I link to, or their hardwired product. Unfortunately as I type this their website seems to be down so I am providing a link to an Amazon listing for their product.
Progressive Industries 30A portable EMS

lightning? Best to just unplug when you hear thunder. An extra battery or two should get you through until the weather quiets down.

Otherwise I recommend Progressive Industries EMS.

http://www.progressiveindustries.net/#!rv-power--surge-hardwired/c1p4w