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Len wrote:
But what do you think of the varistor/fuse setup? I also want to use it in the incoming shore connection. Some shore connections are generator powered. That means there is a risk of the null hanging a bit loose what may cause v-spikes also. Would this setup protect my combined inverter charger in your opinion? Destructive transients are done in microseconds. Fuses take tens or hundreds of milliseconds just to consider tripping. Varistor life expectancy is defined by a parameter called joules. And then you must define the type of transient - longitudinal or transverse. The most damning part of your theory is no numbers. With numbers, you have far more to consider. Properly noted is that electronics already have internal protection. So your only question means you must first define how bad that generator really is. Again, get numbers - specifications. Without first defining what you are protecting from, then no one can provide anything but wild speculation - Rush Limbaugh type response. |
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