surge protectors

I use the progressive industries EMS-PT30C portable model. I had the hard wired model on my popup, but I couldn't find anywhere to put it that I liked with the 179. (Unless you have the remote display model) There is plenty of room behind the converter to mount one. I secure it by various methods. Most of the time I can padlock the pole box cover so you cannot unplug it. Other times I have a decent bicycle lock - short cable with barrel lock that I have used to secure it to the conduit on the pole. There is a metal ring that allows my lock cable to slip through. Anyone with strong enough desire and bolt cutters will steal it though, but at least you made it difficult for them. I won't plug in without one though - Last time out the pole I was plugged into worked fine, except I tripped the 20amp breaker while plugged into the 30amp outlet!!! I lost power and the 30 amp breaker was still on... the doofus wired it to the 20 amp outlet. Oh well, just had to turn off the AC while cooking my brownies.

Sure Doug, by main board I mean the screen that first comes up and on the right side is (what I thought) were recent questions.   And I must apologize because I never noticed the "new Posts" button at the top. But Doug thankyou for looking after this forum, you do a super job and I've learned a lot from your suggestions and experience.

Ron -- Your question is probably for Doug, but I don't understand.   If you are taking about this thread, to my eyes it's right where it's always been.  But I don't even know what the main board is.  I almost always click on "New Posts" and I see everything within the time limit I select.  They are divvied up by forum, but I look at post titles more than I pay attention to what forum they are in.

I don't think this thread has moved, but maybe it has.  I think it's a good idea for the moderator to put a note on the thread if/when he moves it, which I have seen Doug do on other occasions.

  TT 

Cliff not a problem I like your question as well.

I put in a Progressive Industries hard-wired surge protector under the sink.  It's a bit pricey and involves some work to install, but after that you never have to think about it again. 

You could figure out a way to lock your cord and surge protector together and lock them to the pod frame, but there's probably no way to make sure it won't walk off.

TT