Electrical Protection
I currently own a Technology Research Surge Guard 30A portable unit that I plug into the park power. Surge Guard I just saw what looks like a similar product made by Progressive Industries that ...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
Power surges don't happen often in real life, so this is one of the protection I would question.
Years ago at my house we had power spike when duck flew into high voltage lines.
The estimated 400V blew few TV at neighbours, while I had digital dishwasher blowing fusible link, answering machine blowing the $5 charger and computer power unit went out at $40.
I hear autoformers are good, but carrying plug-in meter I can monitor the hookup voltage, on rare occasions when I have one.
The only thing on my TC that can suffer from low voltage is AC and those usually don't mind it low till they come to cycling.
Remember the old saying, You pays your money and takes your chances.
Well this post is a little different. You don't pays your money and you really takes your chances!
Perhaps the thinking would be different if the television was his!
The $300+/- for a PI EMS is real cheap insurance.
