surge arrester location

[EDWOODS at PACTIME1.SDCRC.PacBell.COM]

Well:

I like the idea of mounting the surge arrester after the main breaker so
that the breaker will trip when the arrester operates.  This gives one a
chance to know when the event happens and forces some situational
consideration to the "problem".

But - I haven't seen a breaker box that will allow this to happen.  The
main breaker is usually snapped into the bus network of the distribution
side of the box.

Funny thing - today I will be out and about with the Joslyn Engineer
looking at similar situations.  We'll have some discussion over coffee
at UC DAVIS (Go Aggies - have to plug my alma mater{also N7NG and N6JV's
with K3EST as an interested newcomer}).

Also involved in the trip will be some rubber necking at any place I can
set up a CQP expedition station in good ol' Yolo county.  I think the big
gun that previously owned the county has moved to Coalinga (small spot
in southern central California Desert known for earth quakes and oil.)

Stay tuned for further info on AC surge suppression techniques.  I'm
also involved with protecting our (and AT&T's) huge Class 1 Regional
Switcher and surrounding buildings from lightning and AC transients.

You think you have problems!
Eric NV6O
edwoods at pacbell.com

>From elmore at rap.ucar.EDU (Kim Elmore)  Wed Sep  7 17:02:09 1994
From: elmore at rap.ucar.EDU (Kim Elmore) (Kim Elmore)
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:02:09 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Tragically Unskilled/125
Message-ID: <199409071602.KAA11061 at brightband.rap.ucar.EDU>

	Well, I may have seemed pretty tragic last night as a /125
station!  I was, frankly, unprepared for the resposne I got and it
took me awhile to figure out how to be at the receiving end of a
pile-up.  My memory keyer wasn't set for anything close to "snappy"
and I had a devil of a time sending that loooong call (N5OP/125).  I
was careful about slowing down for the slower calls and always
provided fills and repeats until the op on the other end "got it".

	I tried to work everyone at least 500 Hz away from zero-beat,
but I was a bit surprized at how many kept calling zero-beat to my
transmit frequency.  I got my frequency stolen by a generic CQ (how
embarrassing) and I'm sure some competant ops twirled their dials in
disgust.  This is *really* different from any other contesting I've
ever done; I've never been the focus of a pile before and it's a bit
humbling.  Tonight I'll do better, I promise :-)

-- 

			Kim Elmore, [N5OP, PP ASEL/Glider 2232456]
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