I did something silly (Surge protector)

kolaval said:
Jis brah, nice explanation.
You're as bad as everyone says you are.
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I learned the hard way.

Was installing a bad Sonoff, fed via the inverter, that tripped the plugs on DB causing the inverter to switch to batteries, cooking the Sonoff. Had to turn the inverter off for the fire to stop.

Luckily I had nothing else plugged into the inverter.
 
AlphaJohn said:
I learned the hard way.

Was installing a bad Sonoff, fed via the inverter, that tripped the plugs on DB causing the inverter to switch to batteries, cooking the Sonoff. Had to turn the inverter off for the fire to stop.

Luckily I had nothing else plugged into the inverter.
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So techinically if nothing tripped anything, i should be in the clear (besides the surge protector adapter) ?
 
You are very lucky that your modified sine wave inverter is still working. A friend of mine on the farm next door to me blew his one up when he plugged in an Ellies surge protector on the output of the inverter. Don't do that again, rather plug the surge protector into the wall and then your inverter into it in future.
 
UB40 said:
You are very lucky that your modified sine wave inverter is still working. A friend of mine on the farm next door to me blew his one up when he plugged in an Ellies surge protector on the output of the inverter. Don't do that again, rather plug the surge protector into the wall and then your inverter into it in future.
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That's the thing, I'm less concerned about the inverter than I am with the devices plugged into it but I digress
 
Due to the potential for feedback into each other’s circuits, one or both could blow up and cause a fire.
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Don't Connect a Surge Protector to a UPS

Is it OK to plug a surge protector into a UPS? We have had several clients ask this question. The easy answer is, “No.
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aggressiveGrey said:
Would there be any different outcome based on which?
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Ignore, @UB40 url post clear it up 100%

Is it OK to plug a surge protector into a UPS? We have had several clients ask this question. The easy answer is, “No.” The output of a UPS is usually a square wave and not a sine wave. Surge protector circuits are designed for a sine wave input creating a mismatch. Even in rare case that the surge protector is designed for a square wave, it’s best not to do it.
The output of the UPS operating battery will look like small surges to the surge protector, thus causing it to push power to the ground wire, quickly draining the UPS’s battery and destroying the surge protector. (Surge protectors are usually MOV type, which are degraded every time they activate.) A UPS provides surge protection, plugging a UPS into a surge protector or vice versa is the same as stringing together surge protectors. Due to the potential for feedback into each other’s circuits, one or both could blow up and cause a fire.
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So I was wrong, MSW + Surge is always a bad idea.

It does not say that PSW without ground is a good idea, just that MSW don't like surge plugs in general.
 
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AlphaJohn said:
Ignore, @UB40 url post clear it up 100%



So I was wrong, MSW + Surge is bad idea.

It does not say that PSW without ground is a good idea, just that MSW don't like surge plugs in general.
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And thus implying what general outcome.

I'm sitting here all neurotic, thinking something happened but there's no evidence of anything.

So generally speaking am I being a drama queen or is there a real concern of long term effects.
 
aggressiveGrey said:
And thus implying what general outcome.

I'm sitting here all neurotic, thinking something happened but there's no evidence of anything.

So generally speaking am I being a drama queen or is there a real concern of long term effects.
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Does your boss know what you did? If not keep quiet and walk away.
 
aggressiveGrey said:
And thus implying what general outcome.

I'm sitting here all neurotic, thinking something happened but there's no evidence of anything.

So generally speaking am I being a drama queen or is there a real concern of long term effects.
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Problem+solving+chart.bmp
 
aggressiveGrey said:
It's my personal pc which I use for work aswell
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Damn. On the plus side most computers these days have very good power supplies in them unlike what was available in the nineties. The technology in capacitors has improved very much.
 
UB40 said:
Damn. On the plus side most computers these days have very good power supplies in them unlike what was available in the nineties. The technology in capacitors has improved very much.
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I was thinking the same, caps probably ate the surge.
 
aggressiveGrey said:
Even if the PC's were actually initially "off"
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Power supply would have still been on standby so there is a small chance the caps could have taken a spike. But honestly without been there myself to see first hand what happened it is not easy to say. I think by the sounds of things your PC seems pretty happy.
 

Connect UPS into a Surge Protector

Hey, first of all, sorry if i got into the wrong sub forum. I can't find the one for UPS or Surge Protector, and i think this sub forum is the closest one. So, where i live, a blackout is unpredictable. That's why i bought an UPS. Then, the grounding where i live is so bad to the point it might e...
linustechtips.com linustechtips.com
This link was semi helpful but does contradict the general notion you guys have been talking about.
Namely the two posts by - "GhostRoadieBL"
 
aggressiveGrey said:

Connect UPS into a Surge Protector

Hey, first of all, sorry if i got into the wrong sub forum. I can't find the one for UPS or Surge Protector, and i think this sub forum is the closest one. So, where i live, a blackout is unpredictable. That's why i bought an UPS. Then, the grounding where i live is so bad to the point it might e...
linustechtips.com linustechtips.com
This link was semi helpful but does contradict the general notion you guys have been talking about.
Namely the two posts by - "GhostRoadieBL"
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Just don't post there, you might find that they auction your post /s
 
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