 jack bGone FishingPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-08
Cape Cod
kudos:1 | reply to CajunWon
Re: Surge Protection Residential Whole House Here is what I got, after shopping these devices around:
»www.panamax.com/Products/Other/SEP-200.php
It connects to an appropriate 30A 2 pole breaker that is suitable for your load center, so there is no concern of being cross-brand panel compatible.
It's a few more dollars than you are budgeting, but I feel you get what you pay for, with some items.
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | How do these work? How can they protect 100+ Amp service with such small wires? |
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 leiboldPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-09
Sunnyvale, CA
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| said by Bob:How do these work? How can they protect 100+ Amp service with such small wires? The load isn't going through those wires. The surge protector is wired parallel to the load as a shunt to absorb the surge energy. The surge itself is expected to only be a short pulse and not long enough to heat the wires.
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PrntRhdPremium
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA Reviews:
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said by Bob:How do these work? How can they protect 100+ Amp service with such small wires?
These are not for high amperage lightning protection but simply over voltage spike protection. |
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iknowPremium
join:2012-03-25
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said by leibold:said by Bob:How do these work? How can they protect 100+ Amp service with such small wires? The load isn't going through those wires. The surge protector is wired parallel to the load as a shunt to absorb the surge energy. The surge itself is expected to only be a short pulse and not long enough to heat the wires. Lightning would fry that real fast, so i hope no one thinks it's good for direct lightning strikes, it isn't. just surge protection. |
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