I run this wired/mounted external and away from the circuit box:
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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@jea48 , sorry if it seems as if I am beating this circuit breaker thing to death, but am I correct in assuming that the type of surge that the OP of this thread probably experienced would NOT have been one that would have jumped across a tripped breaker? (As it stands, I unplugged my system after I finished up with it this evening.) |
@immatthewj You are correct. and most surges capable of damaging electronics are invisible. For some reason some people equate a power surge only with visible near by lightning strikes which cause visible arcing and sparks inside the home. The theory goes, well, if that’s what will damage my gear then there’s nothing I can do. I wrote more about this here:
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Yes, a panel mounted surge protector nearest the incoming power cables is best and has the lowest RL. Worth giving up 2 or 4 slots for. Next is wired, and as close to entrance of service wiring as possible. The issue is that they are parallel devices that need to move lots of current to keep the voltage at the other breakers down. High R or L makes them less effective. |
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