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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Hi Niner,
None of the currently available surge protection devices are acceptable to me. Low voltage is the killer far more than surge. I'm comfortable above 109 volts. That's 5 volts higher than where existing devices cut out. At 108, I turn off the air conditioner. At 100, I revert to using double conversion with my inverter powering the RV.
I do always check voltage and polarity before I plug in. Even though I full time, I do still mostly boondock. It is not uncommon for me to have no access to the breaker panel for the outlet(s) I'm plugged into, so I monitor both wattage and voltage. If there is any question of tripping the breaker I change to using double conversion.
In a pinch, there is always a hotel to stay in.
I consider what is currently available to be the emperor's new clothes, as far as performance goes.
None of the currently available surge protection devices are acceptable to me. Low voltage is the killer far more than surge. I'm comfortable above 109 volts. That's 5 volts higher than where existing devices cut out. At 108, I turn off the air conditioner. At 100, I revert to using double conversion with my inverter powering the RV.
I do always check voltage and polarity before I plug in. Even though I full time, I do still mostly boondock. It is not uncommon for me to have no access to the breaker panel for the outlet(s) I'm plugged into, so I monitor both wattage and voltage. If there is any question of tripping the breaker I change to using double conversion.
In a pinch, there is always a hotel to stay in.
I consider what is currently available to be the emperor's new clothes, as far as performance goes.
NinerBikes wrote:
This is a question for MexTex Wanderer. And I would rephrase the question, can you not afford to have them, if living full time in your rig, without stick and brick as a backup place to live?
