Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Suggestion regarding surge protectors for electronics
I will be taking up residence next weekend and would like to thank all of the posters for good information on a variety of topics.
My home has a whole house surge protector but I gather from the various discussions that they are not sufficient for computers and home theaters. I would like suggestions on purchasing the typical surge protectors from Monster, Insignia,Rocketfish, Dynex etc or to go with the type made by ATP or Cyberpower. Thanks in advance for your suggestions! |
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Unless you believe that "the best product is the most expensive product," you should check power surge protection from Monoprice: https://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=109&cp_id=10907
Monoprice also has two informative videos about power surge protection products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Dmt9HaL8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdzfG9DYx_s |
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Depending on what you want to protect a simple power strip may be adequate but for my high dollar stereo equipment and TV's I only use a Monster (or equivalent type) of power surge protector. It also will provide you with a more consent stream of power. The cost of these type devices start at a few hundred dollars and go up. You can get a good one for around $300-$400 if you shop around. I am protecting equipment that cost many thousands of dollars and not just an $800 TV. Nothing will help in a direct hit but in FL the power goes out a lot and when it comes back on that is when you can get a surge that can damage your equipment.
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What "This Old House" has to say
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When SECO installed our surge protector they gave us individual surge protectors for all our electronics.
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Surge protection device (SPD) on your meter by your electric utility or a SPD on your electric panel by a licensed electrician is Primary Surge Protection. It is NOT "whole house" surge protection. Secondary Surge Protection is needed for TVs, computers, microwave ovens, garage door operators and anything else with a microprocessor that you value as it can be fried with even a relatively small surge. CAUTION: Many people overlook the need to connect the coaxial TV connection and the telephone lines through a SPD.
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You can check out sites like lifehacker, geeks.com or pcweenies to learn more about surge protectors and be better able to choose the one that works best for you. Price is not always the best indicator to go by
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Quote:
Last edited by duffysmom; 08-23-2014 at 04:48 PM. |
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We also have surge protection from SECO but we were given only 3 individual units. If you want more, your charged for each unit. Pricy but I think it's worth it...haven't fried another laptop since it was installed.
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One more item, make sure any 'surge protection devices' that you buy are rated based on UL1449. There are places selling surge devices that are tested and listed as EXTENSION CORDS and offer little or no protection. The certified devices will have a hologram and the UL 1449 stickers on them.
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Has anyone considered replacing recepticals with surge protection recepticals? They are a bit pricey, but it would eliminate the need for so many smaller devices.
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