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[@michaeladams9129]

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[@abrelectric]

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[@bluesteelbass]

Are there any whole house systems that use gas discharge tubes? Metal Varistor surge protection does not impress me in the least bit if tied into the mains of the house. Not even multiple voltage turn on ratings of varistors. Low voltage ones taking the initial hit, then secondary/tertiary varistors taking the higher voltage surge if present. I do not see any of these devices, unless wired with a ground "shunt" for high energy spike voltages, protecting against any electrical storms. These types of components are meant to sacrifice themselves, and are not self-healing. I can just picture some interesting effects when the whole home surge protectors are all of a sudden allowing current on the neutral, making it "hot". Inspecting any proper computer power supply, you will see cut-outs or isolation channels between the high and low voltage sides of the supply. I did not see any of this with stacked, like sardines in a can, varistors in a small box. Current traveling from one leg of a varistor to an adjacent one, without traveling through the component, is more than likely with a higher voltage surge. Even a small spike could damage the first varistor in the row, and make a connection leg touch another. It would be very interesting to see the insides of the Siemens unit. From your previous video tearing down several, I can make a much more informed decision about these units, and I thank you sincerely for that.

[@abrelectric]

www.diteksurgeprotection.com/blog/mov-vs-sad-vs-gdt There are SPDs with GDTs...look at this brief comparison between the 3 types, for their respective strengths and weaknesses.

[@bluesteelbass]

@@abrelectric I was familiar with Silicone Avalanch Diodes with computer equipment, but did not know that there were hybrid SAD as well as Gas Discharge Tubes combo units. The concept of whole house surge protection is fantastic - however the longevity of components I question. For example, I see electrolytic capacitors inside all GFCI type protection devices. I would rather put the GFCI on the electrical outlet itself, rather than inside the main breaker panel. If the capacitor decides to spit acid everywhere, at least it will be contained in a wall outlet. Leaking in a breaker at best will be self contained, and at worst leak onto the breakers below as well as the bus bar they are all attached to.

[@joewagner5823]

Hi, forgive me for replicating what I commented on another of your video, but it seems really applicable for here. Keeping a short lead length maximizes the performance of the surge protector on the size of the spike you can observe on the bus. Eaton has a few brief instructional video on their website. Unfortunately they do not seem to post copies of their videos on KZbin so they are hard to find, but for example they have a great, brief 61 second video showing the effect of the lead length to the surge protection device on how good the voltage clamping for a spike is. E.g. for a 7,000 volt test spike, with the device mounted directly on the bus at the entrance, the peak current is 382 v; the same device mounted on the side by main shutoff (looks like ~12" lead), the spike on the bus was 495 v, and that same device mounted with 3 feet of lead lets the bus voltage spike up go up to 882 v. So if at all possible, mounting at the very top of the bus with leads as short as possible maximizes your protection. See www.eaton.com/us/en-us/products/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/surge-protection/surge-protection-faq.html For the Eaton Ultra the installation manual does suggest two steps to maximize performance: "• When connecting the wires from the CHSP to the electrical system, cut the wires as necessary to keep them as short as possible - 12 inches (30 cm) or less is recommended. • To maximize the CHSP’s performance, twist and bind the wires together to reduce the impedance of the wire (one twist / inch)."