Surge protection INSIDE the camper?
I recently had a problem that cost me my converter, microwave, television, vcr and the sound system. I am lucky the refrigerator and a/c's weren't damaged. Yes I do have a surge protector at the outl...
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okwaterdog wrote:
Yes I do have a surge protector at the outlet, but the problem was caused by a bad plug on the rv's power cord.
Before I replace everything, wanted to see if there is any type of surge protector that can go between the outlet and the item (for example the microwave)....??
Perhaps you'd tell us just which model of "surge protector" you have ... if it's truly just a surge protector then your first step would be to replace it with an EMS w/surge protection. Secondly, there's no need for individual surge protectors as you might use in your home. Third, regardless of whether it's a portable or hard wire version the best place to wire in an EMS is where the main service cable feeds the trailer's converter input buss bar. That's usually quite easy to do - inside the trailer just locate where the main service cable enters the trailer, cut the cable, and wire in the EMS at this location - in my current rig that happened to be under the sofa. If the unit you've chosen is a portable wire on matching connectors to the cut cable ends so you can simply plug the unit in or remove it later with ease. If it's a hard wire unit also add matching connectors to the unit itself, effectively making it a portable unit. Plugged in rather than hard wired in, it too can easily be removed at any time.
