Some do. If there is a small reset button on it, it is a type of
circuit breaker. They're not common, though I have seen a few.
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On Sep 15, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Ken ((desco)) Ramsey wrote:
> While surge protectors have a load rating, few if any have circuit
> breakers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Howard
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> Subject: Re: [CHAD] Surgers
>
> I have two rated at 3 amps.
>
> No name,from dollar store.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" < deacon.zeke%40gmail.com">deacon.zekegmail.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAD] Surgers
>
>
>> The original poster said that the circuit blew and that she added
>> another surge supressor. She didn't mention that the surge
>> protection was tripping and she added another one and had the same
>;> problem which probably rules that out. It would appear that her
>> circuit is overloaded or that her circuit breaker is failing. We
>> haven't heard from the original poster since either way.
>;>
>;> I haven't looked at *all* the surge strips out there, but I'd say
>> five amps is pretty small. I would expect most of them to be rated
>> at around 15 amps. I have around ten computers (and related
>> peripherals) and all my stereo and TV's on a dedicated 20 amp circuit
>> and it's not even close to blowing the circuit breaker. Maybe if all
>> of them were on at once it might get close, but I doubt close enough
>> to trip. Our voltage here is slightly higher than in some parts of
>> the country - we're at 125 volts, which is a little hot. Household
>> voltage can range from around 110 to 125. Less than 110, you'll have
>;> more current (amps) and some devices won't like it and might fail
>;> prematurely. MOST small electronics will fail prematurely if fed
>> from more than 130V. If you're somewhere where you're getting less
>;> than 110V, you'll draw a little more current on the entire load and
>> that means you need another circuit or two.
>;>
>;> If you live somewhere in the country where random low voltages are
>> prevalent (browns), then you'll have problems with circuits tripping
>> that otherwise would not. Either way, the original poster alluded to
>> the fact that her circuit was blowing and that splitting her computer
>> load between two "surgers" wasn't working. My advice was, and still
>> is, that she needs a qualified individual to ascertain what the
>> specific problem is.
>>
>> Wyatt M. Portendt
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