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I am putting together a home theater setup in a new home in Texas. Can anyone advise what the wattage draw is of, say, a Sony 60 inch LCD rear projection TV? I have a PS Audio P600 I might use for protection and filtration, or have to get something with more current capability. BPT? Shunyata? MONSTER? My main concern is lightning damage but a better picture wouldn't hurt...!Thanks,
Bob
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IMHO, the best surge protectors are definetly NOT the point of use type (strips,brick walls, etc..) they are the ones that install at the breaker box.... Path of least resistance will be right at your box...last thing i want is to have the surge travel through my house before it hits an MOV or such.... chances are you will fry other things in your house that are not protected!They cost less than a premium point-of-use type device and are VERY effective... The reliability of my Home Automation devices has gone up enough to pay for itself in no time.
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Lightening can "surge" through any connection to your equipment, regardless of it's ratings. Your best and only true protection from lightening is to unplug the equipment.The only advantage I can see to a surge protector is that you will only need to unplug it as opposed to each item seperatly.
Hi MarkW;You're right on target there. Back in the early '80's I had exactly that experience (and no, I did not expect a surge suppressor to help against lightning strikes - but I had forgotten to unplug the power strip before going to work....).
However, a good surge suppressor CAN help against transient spikes and momentary overvoltages - which is enough reason for me to use 'em. That and the convenience of unplugging everything at one whack.
Don't forget to undo the cable TV (or satellite dish) connection if you're really worrying about lightning storms. Lightning can and will travel down any connection it darn' well wants to.
A last thought is that the MOV's in surge suppressors are NOT eternal. They do wear out and do need to be replaced periodically. Thus, if you have a 20 year old surge protector and are expecting it to work, ummm, maybe those MOV's ought to be replaced...
All the best and Happy Holidays,
Morse
I lost a Micom modem and a mux in a remote site and 16 terminals went down. And this was with a high buck UPS. Ligntning is like an 800 pound gorilla. It goes where it wants when it wants.
My Pioneer RPTV draws 250 watts and I use a ZeroSurge 2R15. Here's a link plus other manufacturers that use the same technology (ZeroSurge is the OEM). Also one of those "mother of all threads" from AVS:http://www.zerosurge.com/HTML/standaloneres.html
http://www.brickwall.com/
http://www.surgex.com/
http://www.adcom.com/surgesupressors/ace615.htm
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=4579f69f506e99fd6348f68974d8027f&threadid=277384&perpage=20&highlight=surge protectors&pagenumber=1
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