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Surge protector recommendations
Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:04 pm
What should I be looking for? Is this one sufficient for TV and Apple TV? I'd rather not have the strip kind.
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Posted on 12/15/15 at 6:17 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
Tripp Lite ISOBAR or Panamax
Posted on 12/15/15 at 6:28 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
Paging westom. It's time for another surge protector rant.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 9:28 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
I heard surge protectors don't really work as intended. I can't remember where though.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 9:42 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
not enough Joules
Joule ratings measure a surge suppressor's ability to absorb surges.
Joule ratings measure a surge suppressor's ability to absorb surges.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 11:02 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
I have this one.
I have my TV, Cable Box, XBox, PS4, WiiU, Subwoofer, and Receiver connected to it.
I have my TV, Cable Box, XBox, PS4, WiiU, Subwoofer, and Receiver connected to it.
This post was edited on 12/15/15 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 12/16/15 at 1:46 am to SG_Geaux
I have the same one and I've always heard that you shouldn't connect any amplifiers (powered sub & receiver) to it because it can limit the amount of current they can draw.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 4:50 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Now that I think about it, I don't think my sub is connected to it for that reason.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 6:02 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
quote:First, restricting power to electronics does not cause damage. Meanwhile a power strip with or without protector parts must deliver the same 15 amps.
... you shouldn't connect any amplifiers (powered sub & receiver) to it because it can limit the amount of current they can draw
Anyone can read specification numbers. That is the point. Only one referenced what is always found in responsible recommendations - numbers. Too many automatically believe what they are told to believe. Too many fail to separate hard facts from wild speculation - by not demanding spec numbers.
Ignore recommendations for Tripplite, Belkin, Isobar, Panamax, Monster, etc. Read their specification numbers. Destructive surges can be hundreds of thousands of joules. How many joules does each claim to absorb? Hundreds? Thousand? How does its 2 cm protector part block what three miles of sky could not? Why do so many only recommend near zero protectors that can even, in rare cases, cause fires? Why do so many ignore spec numbers?
Defined was what a protector must do and what has long been a proven solution - in re: How often do you replace your router? at LINK
'Whole house' protectors (ie about $1 per protected appliance) come from companies known for integrity including Ditek, General Electric, Polyphaser (an industry benchmark), ABB, Square D, Syscom, Intermatic, Siemens, and Leviton. A Cutler-Hammer is sold even in Lowes and Home Depot.
Numbers. A typical direct lightning strike may be 20,000 amps. A minimal 'whole house' protector is 50,000 amps. Effective protector has numbers that define protection from destructive surges (without failure) including and not limited to direct lightning strikes. Those plug-in protectors do not even claim effective protection.
Finally, no protector does protection (as discussed in that previous post). A protector is only as effective as its earth ground. Effective 'whole house' solutions provide this. Magic box plug-in devices do not. Protection is always about where hundreds of thousands of joules are harmlessly absorbed - single point earth ground.
Useful recommendations provide perspective - the numbers.
This post was edited on 12/16/15 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 12/16/15 at 6:28 pm to westom
I know you down voted me....
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