On Thu, 19 May 2016 05:03:00 -0500, philo wrote:

On 05/19/2016 03:24 AM, Roscoe wrote:
On 05/18/2016 08:56 PM, Steve Stone wrote:
A friend with a new state of the art super high tech electronic dash
computer controlled washer claims it is best to power the beast thru a
surge suppressor.

Was wondering if the learned members of this group thought this was a
good idea or a not so good idea.

Steve


Anything you do to minimize voltage spikes on your power line is a good
thing...just keep in mind that the typical surge suppression device
needs a good path to ground to function properly.

FWIW, most homes don't have a good ground system. You'll typically find
the outdoor connection from the #6 ground wire to the ground rod is
loose and/or corroded.





Not really. A surge suppressor is simply an MOV which will shunt voltage
spikes.
There is all kinds of "surge protection" including line to neutral
and line to ground shunting, as well as reactive chokes