[Elecraft] OT Power Strip suggestion.

Mark Goldberg marklgoldberg at gmail.com
Wed Feb 21 10:02:20 EST 2018


On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 1:41 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:

> The ONLY safe place for MOV protection is at the service entrance -- the
> "whole house protector."  The only safe protection on a branch circuit
> (that is, anywhere else) is a SERIES MODE protector. Series-mode protectors
> store the surge in a big inductor, then slowly discharge them after the
> surge has ended. They are widely used in pro audio systems, which have many
> interconnections between equipment. That industry uses protectors made by
> Surge-X; a company called Brick Wall is a competitor that focuses on the
> home entertainment market. I use Surge-X units in by home, office, and ham
> station.
>

What about Zerosurge? They look to be the same technology, but cheaper.

73,

Mark
W7MLG


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