Was gone from the camper for a couple days and missed all the excitement! Neighbors tell me the campground experienced a large electrical surge. They lost tvs, small appliances, AC units, etc.. I lost NOTHING! Surge protector apparently worked as designed and I'm very glad I spent that money! Already recouped the cost in not having to replace anything! Smiling in an AC camper while I watch tv!!!

What was the make of the surge protector that you have? Was their any damage to your surge protector?

Obewan wrote:Was gone from the camper for a couple days and missed all the excitement! Neighbors tell me the campground experienced a large electrical surge. They lost tvs, small appliances, AC units, etc.. I lost NOTHING! Surge protector apparently worked as designed and I'm very glad I spent that money! Already recouped the cost in not having to replace anything! Smiling in an AC camper while I watch tv!!!Glad to hear. Which surge protection device do you have?

I just have the Surge Guard 34750 but it worked and it received no apparent damage!

Obewan wrote:I just have the Surge Guard 34750 but it worked and it received no apparent damage!Thanks for updating the info. I have the older SG 30A model without LCD display and that has also protected me more than once before although not to the same degree that you were.Maybe this will convince some naysayers that it is worth the cost.

wmoses wrote: Maybe this will convince some naysayers that it is worth the cost.not a chance. they will still whine, "I've RV'd for 80 years and never had a problem." one question I do have however for some electrical guru, is there any accumulative damage from many repeated "incidents"?bumpy

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Seneca_35GS
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
What was the make of the surge protector that you have? Was their any damage to your surge protector?
wmoses
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
Obewan wrote:
Was gone from the camper for a couple days and missed all the excitement! Neighbors tell me the campground experienced a large electrical surge. They lost tvs, small appliances, AC units, etc.. I lost NOTHING! Surge protector apparently worked as designed and I'm very glad I spent that money! Already recouped the cost in not having to replace anything!

Smiling in an AC camper while I watch tv!!!

Glad to hear. Which surge protection device do you have?
Obewan
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
I just have the Surge Guard 34750 but it worked and it received no apparent damage!
wmoses
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
Obewan wrote:
I just have the Surge Guard 34750 but it worked and it received no apparent damage!

Thanks for updating the info. I have the older SG 30A model without LCD display and that has also protected me more than once before although not to the same degree that you were.

Maybe this will convince some naysayers that it is worth the cost.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
wmoses wrote:

Maybe this will convince some naysayers that it is worth the cost.

not a chance. they will still whine, "I've RV'd for 80 years and never had a problem."
one question I do have however for some electrical guru, is there any accumulative damage from many repeated "incidents"?

bumpy
wmoses
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
Bumpyroad wrote:
not a chance. they will still whine, "I've RV'd for 80 years and never had a problem.

You know it. :)
korbe
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
wmoses wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
not a chance. they will still whine, "I've RV'd for 80 years and never had a problem.

You know it. :)

So the people that decide not to buy the surge insurance are whiners? :?
Obewan
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
So the people that decide not to buy the surge insurance are whiners?

My neighbors that didn't ARE!!!!!
wmoses
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
korbe wrote:
So the people that decide not to buy the surge insurance are whiners? :?

Is that how you choose to read the above?

AAMOF, I would bet that those who decide not to buy and then get a failure rarely come back and say 'you know, I was wrong to not get one ...' ;)
korbe
Explorer
Jul 21, 2014
It's the gloating, that's all.

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