Understanding Surge High and low voltage
After reading these surge protection threads I still don't understand a few things. 1, If you are plugged in to a FHU campsite and don't have an appliance on like your AC and you get a high or low vol...
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Gjac
As you can see everyone has a suggestion / opinion on the subject
I assume your rig is a 30amp single phase 120Vac wired machine. If a 50amp rig there are other considerations. One of the highest consideration being an open neutral connection which can cause havoc supplying 240Vac to devices that desire only 120 Vac.
To try and directly answer your question as to what is at risk and assuming it's a 30amp rig along with your dry camping off grid 95% of the time.
You have very little to worry about
Yes devices such as TV's, Microwave ovens, etc. have always on power which typically is a simple internal 5Vdc or 12Vdc power supply. If worried about them simply unplug them. Yes your 120Vac to 12Vdc converter will be always on as well - it's got protection built in and is typically very simple to repair if it goes bad.
I assume you have an on board genset - Do you worry about it producing a surge?
As you can see everyone has a suggestion / opinion on the subject
I assume your rig is a 30amp single phase 120Vac wired machine. If a 50amp rig there are other considerations. One of the highest consideration being an open neutral connection which can cause havoc supplying 240Vac to devices that desire only 120 Vac.
To try and directly answer your question as to what is at risk and assuming it's a 30amp rig along with your dry camping off grid 95% of the time.
You have very little to worry about
Yes devices such as TV's, Microwave ovens, etc. have always on power which typically is a simple internal 5Vdc or 12Vdc power supply. If worried about them simply unplug them. Yes your 120Vac to 12Vdc converter will be always on as well - it's got protection built in and is typically very simple to repair if it goes bad.
I assume you have an on board genset - Do you worry about it producing a surge?
