Boy.... wouldn't you think that these devices would loose their UL rating? Chuck WB2EDV
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Lemmon" <wb6...@verizon.net> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:03 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MOVs for power supply primary > > The gray plastic, half-moon-shaped power strip > made by APC is known to be a fire hazard, and my employer (Boeing) banned > them after the second fire incident. In each incident, the MOV > spontaneously overheated and melted the plastic case, which then caught > fire. Fortunately, the damage was limited to the wooden shelf it was > sitting on in one case, and some scorched carpet in the other. As a > result > of these two incidents, the CPSC recommended that any power strip be made > of > metal rather than plastic, and further, that the plug strip containing a > surge suppression device always be placed upon a non-combustible surface. > A > word to the wise... > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY >
