hello,
i built a gmrs repeater and i have a polyphaser surge protector on it, are they a 1 time use?
if lightning hits my antenna do i need to replace the protector or are they like a resetable circuit breaker?
thanks
otto
question about surge protectors
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Re: question about surge protectors
IIRC they are multiple strike, however they should be changed with regularity. Our (quite ancient) service contracts require our vendors to change them annually (for an ancient/per unit price 
) so we make out rather well!
) so we make out rather well!"How do you plan to outwit Death?"
"With a knight and bishop combination; I will destroy his flank." --Antonious Block
"With a knight and bishop combination; I will destroy his flank." --Antonious Block
Re: question about surge protectors
Bayfire,
If you have one of those 5000A gas tube arrestors, please don't get the impression that it will protect anything; It's there stricty to keep your house from burning down. These arrestors convey a false sense of protection. A direct hit can produce upwards of 100,000A. A positve stroke can go a high as 200,000A. They are really designed for near hits, not direct hits. (from a principal of Lightning Technologies).
Bob
If you have one of those 5000A gas tube arrestors, please don't get the impression that it will protect anything; It's there stricty to keep your house from burning down. These arrestors convey a false sense of protection. A direct hit can produce upwards of 100,000A. A positve stroke can go a high as 200,000A. They are really designed for near hits, not direct hits. (from a principal of Lightning Technologies).
Bob