On 9/24/2010 11:26 AM, Jo wrote:
I have a very inexpensive surge protector with my digital cable box
and 19" CRT tv plugged into it. Last night, about 1 min after I turned
the tv on, it turned off and would not turn back on. I unplugged it
and plugged it back in and the same thing happened again. So I got out
a power strip and plugged it into the same wall outlet. I plugged the
tv into the power strip and the tv worked normally. What does this
mean? Is something wrong with the surge protector or the tv? The cable
box works fine plugged into the surge protector.
Some of these cheap surge protector strips have an indicator showing the
protection circuit is now dead and they cease to operate. presumably
because too many spikes have wiped out the protection device. I had a
couple, they lasted less than 6 months, so I ripped them apart and
rewired them as standard power strips.
JC