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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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immatthewj
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@erik_squires  , after years and years and years of putting it off, I think I am about ready to pull the trigger on a  Furman PST-8 myself.  I note that it comes with an 18 gauge power cord--is there any down side to using a heavier aftermarket power cord with it?

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rvpiano OP
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@immatthewj 

Probably the one that’s included.

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rvpiano OP
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Spending my time listening to chamber music and other music not requiring a subwoofer.

Maybe I’ll get to know the Beethoven string quartets better.

jea48
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@immatthewj

@jea48 , would a several 1000 Volt lightning transient be like a direct hit?

NO. A high voltage lightning transient event lasts no longer than the blink of an eye, at most a few microseconds to milliseconds. For that reason a good SPD must absorb, shunt, divert, a high voltage transient to ground in a nanosecond or less.

Nothing will protect from a direct lightning strike. A direct lightning strike can vaporize a tree.

YouTube video. How Lightning Works.

 

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