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Troubleshooter · 07-14-2005, 11:51 AM

...I'd buy the Brick Wall or something similar.

BRICK WALL SURGE PROTECTORS DO NOT FAIL

TESTED TO ONE THOUSAND SURGES OF 6000V, 3000A

We believe that surge protectors should not fail. At the heart of our Series Mode Surge Protector is a massive inductor. This is not a sacrificial component. It will never fail. It will not degrade with use. In fact no component used in the construction of our surge protectors is sacrificial. A Brick Wall Surge Protector will never experience a surge related failure.

You do not have to take our word for it. Consider the following:

* IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) states that 6000V is the largest transient that the interior of a building would experience.
* IEEE defines its harshest interior surge environment as one that could experience 100 surges of 6000V, 3000A in a years time (category B3).
* A new federal guideline recommends that a surge protector utilized in a harsh environment should be capable of withstanding 1000 surges of 6000V, 3000A or ten years worth of IEEE’s category B3.
* UL (Underwriters Laboratories) now provides a new adjunct testing service (in addition to the 1449 safety classification) that will test surge protectors to the 1000 surge, 6000V, 3000A federal protocol.

Early in 1996 1000 surges (at 60 second intervals) of 6000V, 3000A were applied to an off-the-shelf Series Mode Surge Protector.

There was no failure. There was no performance degradation. Let through voltage did not exceed 400V.

07-14-2005, 11:51 AM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	If I were serious... ...I'd buy the Brick Wall or something similar. BRICK WALL SURGE PROTECTORS DO NOT FAIL TESTED TO ONE THOUSAND SURGES OF 6000V, 3000A We believe that surge protectors should not fail. At the heart of our Series Mode Surge Protector is a massive inductor. This is not a sacrificial component. It will never fail. It will not degrade with use. In fact no component used in the construction of our surge protectors is sacrificial. A Brick Wall Surge Protector will never experience a surge related failure. You do not have to take our word for it. Consider the following: * IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) states that 6000V is the largest transient that the interior of a building would experience. * IEEE defines its harshest interior surge environment as one that could experience 100 surges of 6000V, 3000A in a years time (category B3). * A new federal guideline recommends that a surge protector utilized in a harsh environment should be capable of withstanding 1000 surges of 6000V, 3000A or ten years worth of IEEE’s category B3. * UL (Underwriters Laboratories) now provides a new adjunct testing service (in addition to the 1449 safety classification) that will test surge protectors to the 1000 surge, 6000V, 3000A federal protocol. Early in 1996 1000 surges (at 60 second intervals) of 6000V, 3000A were applied to an off-the-shelf Series Mode Surge Protector. There was no failure. There was no performance degradation. Let through voltage did not exceed 400V. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle Last edited by Troubleshooter; 07-14-2005 at 11:55 AM.