Surge Protector, Do I need one???
SOooo...after RV'ing since 1971 and now on our 7th Motorhome, my WIFE has been advised by a friend that we MUST have a Surge Protector even tho we've NEVER had a problem. She's looking at either, the...
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Do you need one YES More later
Which THe PT-30Z or PT-30C or HW-30C I perfer the HW types
Do I have one. Competitor's HW type (HW is hard wired)
Why HW: You never forget it. Even if it's just an overnight
WHy do you need one and why the more expensive one
There are many issues one is Spikes which is what the surge protectors protect against (all of them) by use of a device that if the voltage goes to high they become a near short till it drops back down,. This can happen do to big motors (Air Conditioner confessors for example) starting and stopping.
They also give you error indications if the outlet you plug into has issues like an open ground or reversed hot/neutral.
But the more expensive ones also protect you should you accidently plug into a 240 volt outlet. No matter how many people tell you "It can't happen the outlets are different" there are many threads if you search these forums that prove it can. and I've met an electroician who was contracted to install a TT-30 for his customer.. and was about to wire it for 240 volts till I pointed to the marking on the outlet that said not to.
Second there are parks with bad power (low/high voltage) they protect you
Next is the famous BLINK where power goes off and comes right back on if you have the SSP but if you have the PT or HW it goes off and comes back on 2.5 to 3 minutes later WHY is this important
The Blink is very damaging to Compressors. but the near 3 minute delay lets them re-start normally no damage
Which THe PT-30Z or PT-30C or HW-30C I perfer the HW types
Do I have one. Competitor's HW type (HW is hard wired)
Why HW: You never forget it. Even if it's just an overnight
WHy do you need one and why the more expensive one
There are many issues one is Spikes which is what the surge protectors protect against (all of them) by use of a device that if the voltage goes to high they become a near short till it drops back down,. This can happen do to big motors (Air Conditioner confessors for example) starting and stopping.
They also give you error indications if the outlet you plug into has issues like an open ground or reversed hot/neutral.
But the more expensive ones also protect you should you accidently plug into a 240 volt outlet. No matter how many people tell you "It can't happen the outlets are different" there are many threads if you search these forums that prove it can. and I've met an electroician who was contracted to install a TT-30 for his customer.. and was about to wire it for 240 volts till I pointed to the marking on the outlet that said not to.
Second there are parks with bad power (low/high voltage) they protect you
Next is the famous BLINK where power goes off and comes right back on if you have the SSP but if you have the PT or HW it goes off and comes back on 2.5 to 3 minutes later WHY is this important
The Blink is very damaging to Compressors. but the near 3 minute delay lets them re-start normally no damage
