Thanks for the info.
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 I don't think it matters where in the main panel the surge protectors go, but I'm not an electrician. The electrician who wired our new house placed them in the upper left slots on the main panel. In our previous home, that electrician installed them near the lower right side of the panel. Installing in the panel will protect all the electrical devices in the home. |
@ejr1953 - There are two related recommendations for WHSPs - Keep any leads short while avoiding sharp curves AND place the WHSP as close to the inlets as possible. The thinking here is that shunt-mode surge protectors (which all WHSP I know of are) are affected by the resistance (R) and inductance (L) of the wiring between them and the inlet. The higher R and/or L, the higher the effective clamping voltage. Also, the shorter the lead distance(s) the less likely you’ll have an insulation breakthrough or arc to an unwanted path. Still, you are better off having a WHSP than not so a sub-optimal installation is still much better than no installation at all. Please read my blog post about why you still should consider supplemental surge protectors. |
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