Which EMS Surge Protector
Just got our RV back from the repair shop! We had a 5th wheel for 10 years then changed to a motorhome 5 years ago. We had our first electrical failure in October. The Surge, or whatever, fried our...
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Sandy & Shirley wrote:Not exactly. The power is evaluated immediately and continuous. The Progressive does have a two minute delay to verify power is stable before the switch closes. Also the delay will be restarted if there is temporary problem. This prevent your air conditioner from an immediate restart if the issue is only for a split second.
Progressive take about 2 minutes to analyze the power while Southwire can do it in 10 seconds.
From the manual:
Time Delay for A/C Compressor: If AC power is interrupted or the EMS detects a fault condition, the built in time delay is activated. There are two settings on the EMS: one is 136 seconds (02:16), and the other is 15 seconds. Consult your air conditioner manual to see if it has a time delay built in. If so, use the 15 second delay, if not, use the 136-seconds delay. The factory setting is 15 seconds.
https://file.powerprodllc.com/-/media/inriver/ZX480.pdf
Certainly if the voltage is moving just above / below the cut-off point you don't want all your electronics to be cycled on-off every few seconds until you unplug them.
