Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict?

sadono,  Can you please describe what "real" series mode surge protection is?

The picture of the Furman unit here: https://www.furmanpower.com/series-multi-stage-protection-smp on the left (from the large inductor and over) seems to match what is described/drawn in the SurgeX patents I linked to from the 80’s. On the right appears to be some traditional MOVs, and probably some voltage detection to turn on/off the relay on the right side. The additional use of the MOVs is a good thing and probably makes the circuit on the left perform better.

sadono91 posts11-05-2019 11:18pm
This is not true! The part of SMP that is series mode surge technology is always on. However, this section is more limited in its capabilities with let-through voltages, compared to real series mode surge technology. The MOVs and EVS (Extreme Voltage Shutdown), other parts that makeup SMP (Series MULTI-STAGE Protection), have a delay before kicking in.

Lowryder

the company is Core Power Technologies, but yes

@tweak1 , ok. There's Core Power and EquiCore. Both use balanced power I believe.

lowrider
same, same
Underwood HIFi bought the company about 6 months ago

@atdavid

I applaud that you’re actually doing research, but it is half-hearted and incomplete research, and you’re mistaken.

Please show me the US Trademark for series mode, or where any of the real series mode surge technology manufacturers use the trademark symbol after series mode.

There are two current patents that protect series mode technology. If you bothered to read through my posts here and the linked thread, you would see why you’re wrong.

MOVs are sacrificial devices, and the point of series mode surge technology is to be non-sacrificial surge protection.