Re:Power surge protection
2010/04/25 08:28:04
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Panamax is another good brand. Like above, I installed Panamax's GPP8005 whole house surge protector. I also have point of use protectors. I live in Central FL, lighting capital of the USA.
Also consider surge protection on your phone line, DSL lines, ethernet conenctions, cable, etc. A surge can damage your PC from those connection too, not just via the power cord.
It's a good idea to get a unit that displays it's protection status. Some of the devices (e.g MOV's) inside the unit that absorb a surge may be damaged in the process and lose their ability to provide protection in the future. This can occur without you noticing. Some sort of "protection ok" indicator may help identify "used" protection.
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