Surge protection

[saor]

I've got my pc and a bunch of music gear connected to a single power point. Any recommendations for surge protection or what's the best way to add a bit of electrical protection for everything? I'm also assuming this at R120:



Is different to this at R300:

 

[JerryMungo]

 

[HAL 9000]

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[garyc]

Clearline is a reasonable brand: https://www.takealot.com/all?filter=Brand:Clearline

Go to their website and compare bypass currents to select the most effective one.

 

[spiff]

mine are in the DB. bought from ACDC a few years ago - so far so good.

 

[Hemi300c]

I've got these but make sure you don't put too much power through the or they will fail.

 

[William1102]

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I really wonder if these work cause I had a surge and my inverter was plugged into a surge protector and that was the first thing to blow, that and my Xbox and alarm battery but those were not using a surge protector

 

[CrypticZA]

I really wonder if these work cause I had a surge and my inverter was plugged into a surge protector and that was the first thing to blow, that and my Xbox and alarm battery but those were not using a surge protector

I had one of those Ellies surge protectors and was one of their upper tier ones. Got a surge and it damaged my PC.

Then couple years later during peak loadshedding same thing happened but this one i took back to a distributor not knowing it took damage and they were super nice and said it looks like electricial damage but gave me replacement parts under warrenty...

 

[RedViking]

You also want under voltage protection.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I've got my pc and a bunch of music gear connected to a single power point. Any recommendations for surge protection or what's the best way to add a bit of electrical protection for everything? I'm also assuming this at R120:

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Is different to this at R300:

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Not what you are asking... For audio gear, however, I would recommend running on a portable power station. Sadly, it is something that needs a budget.

 

[saor]

Not what you are asking... For audio gear, however, I would recommend running on a portable power station. Sadly, it is something that needs a budget.

Have a portable power station, but generally keep it offline when there's no loadshedding.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Have a portable power station, but generally keep it offline when there's no loadshedding.

Then you are already good to go. Just play it in.

 

[saor]

Then you are already good to go. Just play it in.

I hold a (maybe incorrect) belief that the less I use it the longer it will last.

 

[The_David]

Some of thew power surge guys will cover damage to appliances in event of damage. Could be a good option but make sure to read the fine print and keep receipts and probably photo evidence.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I hold a (maybe incorrect) belief that the less I use it the longer it will last.

True, it would depend on the power station, whether it is suitable. Ideally, you would want a power station that has battery bypass.

 

[Defiler]

I don't have much faith in those surge protection plugs, but what does work well (especially for audio gear) is a line conditioner. I have two APC Line-R 1200VA line conditioners, one for PC, laptop, and TV, and the other for my two studio monitors.

A line conditioner provides under voltage and over voltage protection and can remove EMI or hums from a poor power source or bad earth.

Not sure if they still make the APC ones, but I've had mine for almost 20 years... You can also hear the relays switching back and forth whenever there is a power drop or spike, so I know they are doing their job!