Surge Protector Yes Or No?
Hi Folks I am new to this forum but not new to RVing. Matter of fact I am too damn old to the RVing thing. That leads me to this question and anybody that could help would be greatly appreciated. I ...
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1775 wrote:TechWriter wrote:ventrman wrote:
I had a Storm that took out my TV at my House as well as my Computer, The TV was not Surge Protected, but the Computer was. Unfortunately, I had not protected the Telephone Line connected to my Computer. I do recommend them.
Generally, RV surge protectors are not going to protect you from lightning strikes or transients.
An RV surge/power protection unit such as Surge Guard or Progressive Industries will. The circuit inside the unit will blow with a lightening strike surge or transients. The unit is then unusable and needs to be replaced or with the Progressive sent back to the factory to have the surge circuit replaced for a price.
Good luck with that. When a storm's on the way, I disconnect from the pedestal.
