Need help about surge protection
I have a 5th wheel in Florida that suffered a power surge. I had a portable 50A Surge Guard. It's obviously bad now. I lost the converter and the Microwave. It appears everything else is ok. My que...
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- I use GAS TUBE DISCHARGE devices in my protection devices 200 volt trigger
- Then fused MOVs and TVS avalanche rectifiers
- The MOVs are 20mm and the TVS are 2000 watt rated
- They are not inexpensive to build
- But they are far lighter than an isolation transformer to haul up and down hotel stairs
- And yes some transients have enough energy to make a 60 watt medical brick insides look like a whole chicken look like it sat on a barbecue for 12 hours.
