Re: Surge / Ground / Lightning

In alt.tv.tech.hdtv bud-- <remove.budnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

| For the SquareD 'best' service panel suppressor - SDSB1175C
| - The literature says "electronic equipment may need additional 
| protection by installing plug-in [suppressors] at the point of use."
| - The connected equipment warranty $ is double when the suppressors "is 
| used in conjunction with ... a point of use surge protective device."

And do you understand the scientific basis why this is so?  I doubt it.


| For the next best suppressor - QO2175SB and HOM2175SB
| - The connected equipment warranty $ does not include "electronic 
| devices such as: microwave ovens, audio and stereo components, video 
| equipment, televisions, and computers."
| 
| It appears none of w_'s companies has a high reputation.

Or maybe it's a different type of suppressor.  Did you even look?  Sadly,
when marketing gets in control, they tend to hide the im****ant engineering
and scientific details.  It even happens with companies like Square-D.

Maybe you should look at the Eaton-Cutler-Hammer devices.


| Still never seen - any source that agrees with w_ that plug-in 
| suppressors are NOT effective. It is  w_  against the universe.

The only sources you are looking at simply give a generic list of what
kinds
of things you might use.  There are no scientific explanations to help you
figure out what is needed in your particular situation for you to achieve
the
level of protection you want.  OTOH, I have my doubts about your ability
to
understand the science, so that may explain why they limited things to a
few
simplistic illustrations in what is really just a "to do" guide that does
not
cover all situations or all levels of protection.

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