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Surge protector

This morning we had a power surge.  First one I ever experienced.  It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.   
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less  speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.

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zlone
582 posts
 

Something like this will do the trick:

I have the 20 amp version myself. 
 

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jayctoy
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Are you sure there is no fuse? my plinius was a victim of power surge.Originally I thought there are only 2fuse near the IEC . To find out there are 4 more inside. OP try opening it maybe it is just a fuse, it will save you all the money and headache. Only if you are confident enough and safe for you.

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toddsyr
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I have always used BackUps brand uninterruptable power supplies with built in surge protection.  ANYTHING plugged into them is guaranteed to I believe 20 grand. If not 20, then it's  more. Do they work? Never had an issue except replacing their batteries every few years, which is to be expected. They protect against surges, brown outs and blackouts. This all makes your stuff last much longer. I have a CRT TV that's been plugged into a BackUps since it was new. Still works as good as the day I bought it and it's 24 years old. 

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erik_squires
16,004 posts
 

I absolutely believe in whole house surge suppression, however I also know that they are not enough, so I have to reply when I read:

Far superior solution and problem solved. 

The issue is clamping voltage and speed.  Whole house suppressors let much more voltage than the best surge strips.  They are meant to save your house wiring as much as your major appliances.  I know from experience of losing a laptop that they don't do very well for sensitive electronics.

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