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Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: WHOLE HOUSE SURGE SUPRESSORS

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: WHOLE HOUSE SURGE SUPRESSORS
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
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Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:13:31 -0500
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Why is this, Paul?

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On 1/3/2011 10:01 AM, Paul Christensen wrote:
>> The gold standard is to have both... whole house to protect heavy
>> equipment
>> like AC compressors, etc. then end-point protectors for LCD TVs,
>> refrigerator CPUs, PCs, Ham Radios, etc.
> But only if the secondary suppressors are single mode (fault current path to
> neutral), rather than devices that offer the popular "all three modes" of
> protection.  If secondary protection is desired after installing a
> whole-house protector, it should only be single mode (e.g., SurgeX,
> Brickwall, ZeroSurge).  Except for the whole-house surge protector, "three
> modes of protection" devices have no place in a home.
>
> Paul, W9AC
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