Surge protector
This morning we had a power surge. First one I ever experienced. It knocked out the sub woofer components of my GoldenEar Triton one speakers. In my ignorance I had them plugged into the wall rather than a surge protector. Soooo it blew the amplifiers in the sub woofers. It’s going to be a costly proposition: $500 for the amplifiers plus God knows how much the dealer is going to charge for coming to my house. (He’s very reluctant to do it, wants me to lug the 80 lbs speakers to the store.
Meanwhile, I’m having to listen to bass-less speakers for the foreseeable future.
So, the moral of the story is plug everything into a surge protector.
@immatthewj What does switching off the breakers do. Don't you want them on so they offer protection by tripping? If you switch them off, don't you lose their protection and allow current to flow through without impediment? MOV's should be avoided with stereo equipment. They clip/limit full transient peaks. I sold my Richard Gray because of MOV's. |
@immatthewj I believe you are defeating the protection that breakers provide by tripping them. Best to unplug your mains cables from the outlets. Nothing will protect stereo equipment with a direct lightning hit to your house. |
