surge protectors
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Topic: surge protectors
Posted By: ron_whitt
Subject: surge protectors
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2015 at 10:33am
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Just wondering if you have a surge protector on the site post, what do you use to keep the surge protector from growing legs and walking away... I think I prefer the kind not hard wired into the trailer. ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2015 at 11:46am
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Well, I have a compact surge protector that works for me and it was only $70.00 so if I do lose it, I'm not out several hundred. It's small enough so you can't really see it when the lid is down on the box. It looks like the price has gone up since I bought mine.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009SQQ1A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - Progressive Industries SSP30 Smart Surge ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2015 at 12:54pm
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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 ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2015 at 1:04pm
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I'd like to hear from anybody that has lost a surge protector...is it really that big of a problem? Holler out if some jerk has jacked your surge protector! ron_whitt, not trying to jack your thread, I do think the question is relevant to the subject. Thanks for bringing this up.  ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2015 at 2:28pm
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Cliff not a problem I like your question as well.
------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 9:02am
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Sorry to vent a little but: Who decides how long a question says on the main board before being put into the section that it belongs in. I raised this surge protector querry just the other day and bang its gone from the main board. But other questions have been there weeks it seems. If folks don't see the question and they have info on it how can they contribute. Again I apologize. ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 10:20am
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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 ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 12:04pm
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I'm confused too. I usually do add a note if I move a thread. Sometimes it takes a while before I notice if one is in the wrong area.
Can you clarify what "main board" is, and what thread you posted that was moved? ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 4:06pm
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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 & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 6:11pm
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When you are on the home page the items on the right side are the most recent post in each sub-forum. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: wildfire305
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:45pm
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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. ------------- 2005 Dodge Durango 4.7 V8 OLD Tow Vehicle 2004 Honda Odyssey 2015 RP179 "73b" OLD 2005 Viking Saga 2480ST popup |
Posted By: wildfire305
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:46pm
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Also Progressive is in North Carolina and so is the support phone number - the competitor is overseas! ------------- 2005 Dodge Durango 4.7 V8 OLD Tow Vehicle 2004 Honda Odyssey 2015 RP179 "73b" OLD 2005 Viking Saga 2480ST popup |