Surge Protectors
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Topic: Surge Protectors
Posted By: Oliver
Subject: Surge Protectors
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2020 at 6:41am
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Anybody know of a good 30A surge protector? I notice there are a lot of different brands and prices. What about theft?
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2020 at 6:00pm
I have an inline protector. Bought it at Camping World. Haven't seen one at box stores. RV places have them.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2020 at 6:36pm
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Tell me about your inline protector..maybe that's what I need.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2020 at 6:48pm
will send you note tomorrow after I locate it.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2020 at 7:34pm
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Ok thanks. I am looking at a Surge Guard, but they are expensive. What do you do if you go to a campground, and the thing either cuts the power off or says you need to. Then you're stuck without a camping spot. I don't know how they work, but sounds complicated.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2020 at 5:28pm
Oliver I have a CAMCO Power Grip Power Defender 30A, positive I got it at Camping World. It is an in-line power detector, has Incoming Power Light, Power Up/Power OK Indicator, Over/Under Load Indicator and HOT/Neutral Reverse Indicator. I looked hard at installing a surge protector in the trailer, but my 178 has limited working space in bottom of slide-out and I just didn't feel like engaging in a big project. So I'm satisfied with this one.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2020 at 7:44pm
There seems to be a lot of them out there. Some of the reviews are scary. What model number do you have? How much are they?
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2020 at 7:55pm
Mines a 55301, 283 bucks on Amazon.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2020 at 8:04pm
Oliver - a little less is this: Camco PowerDefender Circuit Analyzer with Integrated Surge Protection and Indicator Lights - 30 Amp Male to 30 Amp Female (55310) I have one of these too. About 65 bucks.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2020 at 6:42pm
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I don't care about the cost as much as I do about quality, and will it work. I prefer one made in USA. I have read reviews of them melting, burning up, almost making the RV burn up, and not lasting very long.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2020 at 6:54pm
I've owned mine for several years and used them multiple times. They met my needs. products that don't work don't sell or have good reviews. All I can tell you is the ones I have are reliable.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2020 at 8:57pm
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Went to Camping World today and bought a Surge Guard 34931. Wasn't cheap, but nothing there is. It was the only place I could get one quick, since I might be hooking up in a military campground Monday, and it looks like old pedistals. I think they are required to keep them up, but you never know.
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2020 at 8:33pm
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Went to an old military campground today. The manager said the 30 amp pedestals were put in in 1930. They look like they haven't had anything done to them since then, though he denies it. It was a good thing I had my surge guard. The first site I hooked up to wouldn't let me power up and read reverse polarity. So I move to another one, and it blew a fuse, and shocked me. So I moved to a third one, and I'm there now, in air conditioned bliss, with my new Surge Guard purring like a spoiled cat. Maybe somebody can interpret for me what it is reading.
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2020 at 9:27am
There are different types of protectors. Mine plugs into the pedestal and when 30A power is applied it does an analysis. Mine takes a minute or two to do that analysis, then it clicks and indicates POWER OK. It's looking at voltage level (single phase on a 30A), neutral and ground lines, reverse polarity, and frequency. Once you plug RV in, it continues that monitoring cycle to ensure none of the power circuit parameters change, like voltage drops low or high (surge), if one does it shuts the circuit down and montitors the line until it comes back to normal. Then it closes loop and RV is back on line.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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Posted By: Oliver
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2020 at 8:05pm
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That's what mine does. So if it finds a problem, it will shut down power to the RV, but will automatically return power to RV when it resolves the problem, or it comes back to normal? What if it doesn't come back to normal?
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 9:51am
Then the problem wasn't resolved and you need to troubleshoot the power source and correct issue. The protector doesn't fix anything.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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