Slightly off topic;
I am looking for a supplier of good transient suppression equipment and a overvoltage protection unit. My parents are living out in a rural part of spain and are having problems with the mains killing electronic equipment. Yes I do know of Farnell, but I was wondering if there was anywhere cheaper?
Thanks
Ebuyer.co.uk - there are a number of vendors that do 'connected equipment warranties' - if the equipment on it dies due to a spike, they replace it the damaged equipment.
I can think of two technologies that actually work. One is a UPS with batteries where the mains charges the batteries and the batteries power an invertor.
The other is a CVT - constant voltage transformer.
surge arrestors can only cope with short duration spikes - and most electronic equipment with SMPS can cope with those anyway.
Example of protectors for short duration transients:
Overvoltage protectors, such as a UPS, > I am looking for a supplier of good transient suppression equipment and a
What about a UPS which treats an overvoltage the same as an undervoltage (i.e. switches to batteries on overvoltage)?
How do you know the problem is 'surges'? I ask because most times I hear that, it actually isn't. Are you getting failures at lightning strikes?
NT
See what Watford Control Instruments, have to suggest, afair.
Not cheap, but your problem isn't cheap anyway.
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