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Old 07-23-2023, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by jrref View Post
I understand this video is produced by Levitton to advertise their products but it does give a great overview of surge protection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fThJzINQF9A
Nice overview!

I don't understand why they say a class 2 is functionally better than class 1 for inside?

Geeking out for a minute... Electrically, they connect to the same point in the breaker box.

Class 1 is connected directly to the buss bar using 2ga wire.

Class 2 is connected to the buss bar through a circuit breaker using 14ga wire.

In respect to a high voltage transient, seems Class 1 should have a lower impedance path to ground?