On 6/10/2010 8:03 PM, Eric Lemmon wrote: > A Gas Tube Arrestor is better suited to telephone lines and RF coaxial > cables than to 120 VAC AC power lines. If used on AC power lines, when > fired, they will produce a "bolted short" and cause a great deal of current > to flow. This is not a good thing! > > Some computer accessory suppliers vigorously market surge arrestors as a > must-have accessory, and the American public is being brainwashed. In fact, > most computer circuits do not benefit from surge arrestors, and some power > strips that include surge arrestors are banned by many large companies as > being prone to catch fire. 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
ummmm.....how come the fuse/circuit breaker didn't trip? Sounds like the problem is a defective breaker to me!
