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<blockquote data-quote="adder" data-source="post: 2409334" data-attributes="member: 12693"><p>All of those surge protectors have the multi pin international sockets, good at creating arcing and false elcb tripping.</p><p></p><p>As suggested use a diy extension box, with high quality sockets.</p><p>Remember the MOVs in surge protection devices are also located in your PSU. </p><p></p><p>Best place to put a MOV is at the point right after the utility meter in the output of the ELCB aka RCCB/RCBO. This way the moment the surge happens it forces the ELCB to trip, preventing any more surge to proceed into your house, it also pro longs the life of the MOV. Remember the voltage will always find the least path to ground. So putting a MOV at meter ground floor itself will protect much better then putting a MOV near the device.</p><p>Drawback is that the ELCB will trip whenever the surge happens.</p><p></p><p>In my house I put a auto recloser elcb which auto recovers after it trips.</p><p>There is also a voltage protector after the elcb, that way all the expensive devices including my 5kva inverter is protected from high voltage and all the devices run on battery power, in the event of high or low voltage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adder, post: 2409334, member: 12693"] All of those surge protectors have the multi pin international sockets, good at creating arcing and false elcb tripping. As suggested use a diy extension box, with high quality sockets. Remember the MOVs in surge protection devices are also located in your PSU. Best place to put a MOV is at the point right after the utility meter in the output of the ELCB aka RCCB/RCBO. This way the moment the surge happens it forces the ELCB to trip, preventing any more surge to proceed into your house, it also pro longs the life of the MOV. Remember the voltage will always find the least path to ground. So putting a MOV at meter ground floor itself will protect much better then putting a MOV near the device. Drawback is that the ELCB will trip whenever the surge happens. In my house I put a auto recloser elcb which auto recovers after it trips. There is also a voltage protector after the elcb, that way all the expensive devices including my 5kva inverter is protected from high voltage and all the devices run on battery power, in the event of high or low voltage. [/QUOTE]
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