[Boatanchors] AC Line Protection for Boatanchors

[The Pollacks]

I solved the problem most effectively about 20 years ago....moved to Southern California where lightning is a great rarity!

However, I still unplug when going out of town.  It's not that hard.  I use a system of interconnected outlet strips that eventually plug into the wall outlet at one plug.  Since I never use more than a couple of boatanchors at a time, overloading is not an issue.
Ron K2RP

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From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Stewart
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:15 PM
To: boatanchors
Subject: [Boatanchors] AC Line Protection for Boatanchors




We recently had a pretty 'hot' thunder storm come thru the area with a lot of lightning. During the storm, we heard a loud pop in the area of the brkr box and the ham shack. No brkrs were tripped or anything damaged...at least haven't found anything in the house yet...but I do notice a slight tinge of blue color along the bottom of the shack tv...emp?? 



Today I went out to Studio B (out in the back yard) and noticed a brkr tripped. I flipped it back on and heard a loud 'thunk' around the HQ-150. I checked all the xmtrs and the rcvr thu a lamp and the dreaded low-input- voltage glow occurred with the HQ-150. The fuse looks to be in tact, so I'm hoping the ac switch has shorted and not the xformer. I also noticed the Heath line voltage meter was dead....later found a blown-up resistor and diode. 



What this is leading up to is this: do you guys use these surge protected power strips on your boatanchors? I know the best way is to unplug, but that's not too convenient. It would seem they would work pretty well. Since they are designed mostly for solid state loads, I would think the reaction time would be pretty quick. Any comments pro or con, brands, specs and any experiences with their use on boatanchors would be appreciated. 



Thanks, 

73 de Bill K4JYS 
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