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Hi All

On our recent trip there was a problem with the electrical supply to the site which resulted in a power spike. This gave nearly everyone on site problems, with boilers, fridges etc in statics going. Those of us in tourers also had problems. We lost our caravan Power Supply Unit, portable 12v dc supply, and our 12v "Beer" fridge.

Question is does anybody use an inline surge arrestor on their mains cable, and if so could you reccommend one.

Alex

Thanks for the replies.

Have just priced up a new power supply at £90.

Will definitely be having a look at the Schaudt one JT thanks for the info.

When we had our van on the drive a few years ago, plugged into the mains, the electricity board had a fault in the supply, which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage all down our street.

Our van mains unit/charger went as did a computer printer, alarm clock, stereo in the house. The electricity board arranged and paid for all the repairs.

I think they lost the neutral which causes the voltge to go very high or low on the different phases. This can be very dangerous on a PME supply, as most modern systems are. It happened a few times before, when the lights just glowed. Eventually they recabled the whole street.

You should be able to claim from the site owner.

Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 19/8/2010

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One of the better ones is made Schaudt.

Schaudt Overvoltage Protector OPV 01A.


This is a purpose made, fast acting unit that monitors and limits the through voltage to very close to 230; not to be confused with the devices sold normally to protect computers.
Whilst made for Schaudt controllers, they are an inline device and just as suitable for protection of any other make of sensitive unit.

These dont come cheap at £85 +P&P, they are available in the UK from:

http://www.davenewell.co.uk/   
see "Latest products"

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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 19/8/2010

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When we had our van on the drive a few years ago, plugged into the mains, the electricity board had a fault in the supply, which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage all down our street.

Our van mains unit/charger went as did a computer printer, alarm clock, stereo in the house. The electricity board arranged and paid for all the repairs.

I think they lost the neutral which causes the voltge to go very high or low on the different phases. This can be very dangerous on a PME supply, as most modern systems are. It happened a few times before, when the lights just glowed. Eventually they recabled the whole street.

You should be able to claim from the site owner.

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