On Mar 24, 11:53*pm, westom wrote:
On Mar 23, 6:05 pm, Doug White wrote:

The unit has two LEDs to indicate the condition of the device. *I am
goign to call Leviton support tomorrow to try to get more info. *They
don't have teh mnaul/instructions on-line.

* Those lights only report a failure that must not happen if the
protector is properly sized. *Normal failure mode for any protector
means it only degrades. *Those lights do not report that normal
failure mode.

More convoluded logic. If the indicator lights are useless, then why
are they included on many of the surge protectors provided by the
company Wtom recommends?





* For most any location, a 50,000 amp protector will last at least ten
years - in most cases many decades longer.

We're still waiting for a link to where you can buy one of those 50KA
ones at HD for $50 like you claimed.




*If your neighborhood has a
high number of failures, then a 100,000 amp protector will
exponentially increase that protector life expectancy. *And will
significantly decrease its clamping voltages.

* Of course, a most critical part is the only part that actually
provides protection. *That is the earth ground. *Every protection
layer is defined by the only 'system' component that provides
protection. *Earth ground. *How to make that 'whole house' protector
more effective? Upgrade the earthing. *Every protector is only as
effective as its earth ground.

Then explain this. You have claimed many times that all appliances
and electronics have built-in surge protection. How can that be,
since they have no direct short connection to earth ground, which you
claim renders protection impossible? Do they come with a mythical
earth ground inside? And how can the same type of device that is
used in common electronics for surge protection, ie MOV, work inside
the home electronics, but according to you, be totally ineffective if
used outside the electronics in the form of plug-in surge protector?
Not only do they also use MOVs, but those in $20 plug-in surge
protectors have significantly LARGER capacity MOVs than the ones
inside the $500 home entertainment electronics. How are airplanes
protected from surges without an earth ground?

The contradictions here are enough to make your head explode.



*Single point earthing with a
connection as short as possible, no sharp wire bends, ground wire
separated from other non-grounding wires, wire not inside metallic
conduit, etc. *All essential to permit a protector to earth direct
lightning strikes without damage – even to the protector.