surge protector v. voltage regulator
We are heading out for a cross country trip, and are newbies! We are trying to decide on a surge protector vs. a voltage regulator. We are mostly worried about tripping a breaker, a surge, or other po...
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Surge Protector such as the Progressive Industries HW or PT 30 or 50 C
(HW.. Hardwired PT PorTable 30 or 50 amp) revision c)
WIll protect against high voltage, low voltage a few other things and "Blinks" by shutting you down, in the case of a "blink" it will re-connect in 3 minutes (About) this allows air conditioners to "Bleed down" so they do a cold start instead of a hot re-start which is damaging to them.
It also allows power to stablize cause when it first comes back spicks and dips abound.
Make sure you get one with a LCD
Now: Voltage Regulators.. Come in two types for this thread
Hughes Autoformer (Which is trademarked even if we use "Autoformer" in the generic around here) sense low voltage and kick in a boost winding to improve things when needed.
ONE manufacture (I forget which) also can BUCK high voltage but in the US low is more common than high by a large margain (Mexico I'm told sometimes runs high).
My recommendation
Park---_Autoformer---HW 30/50C---RV
(HW.. Hardwired PT PorTable 30 or 50 amp) revision c)
WIll protect against high voltage, low voltage a few other things and "Blinks" by shutting you down, in the case of a "blink" it will re-connect in 3 minutes (About) this allows air conditioners to "Bleed down" so they do a cold start instead of a hot re-start which is damaging to them.
It also allows power to stablize cause when it first comes back spicks and dips abound.
Make sure you get one with a LCD
Now: Voltage Regulators.. Come in two types for this thread
Hughes Autoformer (Which is trademarked even if we use "Autoformer" in the generic around here) sense low voltage and kick in a boost winding to improve things when needed.
ONE manufacture (I forget which) also can BUCK high voltage but in the US low is more common than high by a large margain (Mexico I'm told sometimes runs high).
My recommendation
Park---_Autoformer---HW 30/50C---RV
