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westom replied to
MasterScythe on [NSW] HPM Powerboard 6 Outlets 2800J Surge Protection $8 (Was $15) @ Bunnings Warehouse, Lidcombe
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Properly sized protectors remains functional for many decades after many direct lightning strikes. Grossly undersizing a protector (a tiny…
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ScottyDont on Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Compound $8.99 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amamax via Amazon AU
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Thermal compounds even 60 years ago remains just as thermally conductive when wet or dry. It is initially wet so that a heatsink will…
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ThatsCheap on Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Compound $8.99 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amamax via Amazon AU
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If the stuff did anything that useful, then you also posted the specification number that said so. Best themal conductivity from…
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westom commented on nbn HFC Surge Protector?
A solution (and reasons for damage) was well understood even over 100 years ago. A concept originally demonstrated by Franklin over 250…
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Voltages can vary so much that incandescent bulbs dim to 50% intensity or double intensity. Electronics must work just fine even when…
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Their warning is to not use a plug-in protector. That is different and unrelated to a 'whole house' protector. For example, plug-in…
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Static electricity more often causes overstress. The damage does not cause immediate failure. Overstress means the damage slow gets worse…
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westom commented on Aktimate Blue Active Bluetooth Speakers Failed after 2 Years. Anyone Ever Successfully Claimed outside of Warranty?
Can a poltergeist exist in an audio world?
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minklet on Aktimate Blue Active Bluetooth Speakers Failed after 2 Years. Anyone Ever Successfully Claimed outside of Warranty?
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Disconnecting from AC mains will do everything in five second. Sitting disconnected for hours or holding down the power button (to…
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westom replied to
minklet on Aktimate Blue Active Bluetooth Speakers Failed after 2 Years. Anyone Ever Successfully Claimed outside of Warranty?
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Not surge is this is relevant. But some electronics have a safety lockout. If power restoration is not clean, the safety lockout may trip.…
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westom replied to
minklet on Aktimate Blue Active Bluetooth Speakers Failed after 2 Years. Anyone Ever Successfully Claimed outside of Warranty?
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First, brownouts do not damage any electronics. Brownouts are hard on motorized appliances - not electronics. In fact, we sometimes…
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Schematics are no longer available. As noted earlier, learn what adjacent parts are doing by defining how each is connected. If that does…
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Nobody can really define it from observation. Best is to trace out the circuit. (Better circuit tracers output less than .7 volts so as to…
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westom commented on Best Practice Electrical Setup
The web site would only accept commands but not return a display. By the time a working connection was established, other 'copies' could…
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westom commented on Best Practice Electrical Setup
All useful answers will include numbers. For example, protection is always about where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly…
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westom commented on Best Practice Electrical Setup
All useful answers will include numbers. For example, protection is always about where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly…
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westom commented on Best Practice Electrical Setup
All useful answers will include numbers. For example, protection is always about where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly…
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Yes, a lightning rod (just like a protector) grounds that energy. Anything that requires manual intervention (ie unplugging) is a least…
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Only insurance (warranty) that has any value is provided by companies (insurance companies) required by laws to honor that warranty. Those…
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Frig on HPM 4 Outlet Power Board Switched with Surge Protection $13.90 (Originally $19.98) @ Bunnings
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[@Russ](/comment/4382056/redir): Effective protection cause hundreds of thousands of joules to dissipate where not destructive. That means…
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Frig on HPM 4 Outlet Power Board Switched with Surge Protection $13.90 (Originally $19.98) @ Bunnings
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525 joules is near zero protection. Protectors that tiny can sometimes make adjacent appliance damage easier. In rare cases, even create…
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superforever on Belkin Pureav 1 Outlet SurgeCube with Aerial & F-Type Protection Surge Protector $12 @Futu eBay
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To get a useful answer starts with describing all relevant components. That even includes every wire inside walls, a safety ground inside a…
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superforever on Belkin Pureav 1 Outlet SurgeCube with Aerial & F-Type Protection Surge Protector $12 @Futu eBay
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Go back and read the filetering. It does near zero filtering at the frequencies that might cause your problem - well below 150 Khz.…
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Apparently you do not know about the power controller. Only that controller decides when a PSU can power on. It then monitors power.…
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[@thrillerAU](/comment/3541323/redir): Get a surge protector that actually claims protection even from direct lightning strlkes. How many…
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King Tightarse on Powerboards from $10, Backpacks from $15, 2200mA Powerbank $5, iPad Pro 32GB $999 +Lots More @ Dick Smith
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If true, then you are daily replacing clocks, TV, dimmer switches, dishwasher, and other appliances. Those big appliances create noise - at…
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Oh dear god.... your still posting insults without one informed sentence. Give it up. You are still preoccupied with your ego. You still…
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westom commented on MYER - Belkin Pure AV 8-Way Surge Protector $56.25
That is a classic example of how scams get promoted. First indication - not even one specification number was provided by them. I don't…
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"I think unprotected electrical equipment & wiring may be at danger anyway in that situation" Hundreds of joule surges are simply converted…
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Being so grossly undersized (149 joules), it may also be a potential house fire during surges that can be tens or hundreds of thousands of…
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