[AMRadio] Happy New Year

[John Lyles]

That's an awful ending for a surge suppressor failure. I wonder if the 
plastic strip was UL at some point in its development? It could be that 
the MOV device was underrated or the wrong one got installed and ran 
close to its avalanche voltage, which would make it run hot. Or more 
likely it was loose blades in the outlets themselves that caused one 
plug that was carrying current to get too hot, and melted plastic that 
then caused a cascade of failures. I have one plastic strip in our 
kitchen right now that has one outlet that doesn't grab the prongs of a 
normal AC plug. I am going to tape over it right now.

Happy New Year all, 2026 it is!

73

John K5PRO in NM


> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 13:11:18 +0000 (UTC)
> From: CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com>
> To: amphone <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [AMRadio] Happy New Year
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> Happy New Year to all those in the AM community.
>
> I got an email from another friend who had a link to this guy:  https://www.qrz.com/db/W7UUU
> While I am not a modern gear fellow,  be sure to check it out because of  the reason for his man cave/ham shack fire.  Double check where your plastic encased power strip/surge suppressor  is located.
>
> Charlie, W4MEC in NC
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