I am looking for a good authoritative source on surge protection. I found my 2000 Handbook to be a great disappointment. My QST and CQ are boxed following a move but I can get to them if there is som
Hi, Steve; You are on the right track. In addition to Polyphaser, read ICE's application notes. Remember, no surge suppresser completely eliminates surges; they ATTENUATE. In addition, surges are ind
The following two companies make the best units. Check out the technical literature on their websites for the complete skinny on what to do. I never disconnect and never have had a problem; even with
An old radio tech trick: put 1/8 amp fuses in line with your telephone line (one in line with each wire). The fuses will virtually always blow before any equipment on the line can be damaged. About 8
Good advice from Red. Just a couple of additions -- Our local power company offers a surge suppressor for the whole house that is installed in a cylindrical housing between the meter and the house. T
I haven't been monitoring this thread, so I don't know if this has been brought up before or not. You can buy whole house protectors at your local electrical supply for $35. It is a three wire device
I'm interested in the Tripp Lite surge protector system (and may still buy one or two), but I notice that the warranty is only for an "AC power transient". Not sure if a lightning strike would consti
Just a suggestion -- read the warranty very carefully before you start feeling that your equipment is protected effectively by a surge suppressor. I had a lightning strike and because my Tripp-Lite s
I'd be very interested to hear of anyone who has actually collected on one of those "attached equipment warranties".. The verbiage in the ones I've looked at have a lot of weasel words about inspecti
For "whole house" surge protection I have been using (for about 10 years) Cutler-Hammer model CHSA Surge Arrestors in each of my breaker panels. The units simply snap-in in place of a breaker unit. T