[TowerTalk] Whole house surge protectors

[Floyd Sense]

I recently installed a whole-house surge protector (Surgebreaker by Square 
D) in my Square D panel.  I've detected no noise from the unit and it has 
not shown any ill effects from running the legal limit to nearby antennas. 
This particular unit has an LED that glows all the time, unless the unit has 
clamped a surge, and in that case the LED no longer glows, indicating it's 
time to replace it.  Cost was something less than $50 and was in stock at 
the local small-town electrical supply store.  In our area (central NC), the 
power company will only lease their protectors and the cost is around 
$6-7/month for eternity.  Perhaps they're more effective, but I really don't 
know.

K8AC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ae1t at netzero.com>
To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:21 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Whole house surge protectors


> Does anyone have experience with whole-house surge protectors?  These are 
> installed at the electrical service entrance by the power company (or an 
> electrician).  Do they work?  Has anyone had problems with them in an 
> RF-rich environment?  Do they create any noise of their own?
>
> 73...
> Peter, AE1T
>
>
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