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Whole house surge protection

I'm thinking of having an electrician install one of these devices at the service entrance of my house. I get frequent thunder storms. Does anyone know what these are made of? Do they use inductors? Reason I'm asking is I do not want any device that can limit dynamics of my audio system. I've looked into ZeroSurge, SurgeX, etc that use SMP, which seem to be ideal compared to devices using MOVs. But all of these use inductors..and some who have used this type of technology have complained of dynamic restriction and collapsing of soundstage. Thanks.
dracule1
dracule1 OP
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Thanks Lifeengineer. I looked into the EP products. Looks very interesting. However, the EP2050 is only rated at 12.5 kA of max surge current. According to my electrician, the higher the max surge current and power rating, the better the protection against catastrophic surge damage. The Eaton CHSP Ultra is rated at 180 kA max surge current and 2880 joules. Not sure how many joules EP2050 is rated at. However, I am very intrigued by the waveform correction and filtering provided by EP products. Don't you think the EP2050 surge protection is somewhat limited?
dracule1 OP
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Also, EP doesn't back up their surge protection with any warranty, unlike Eaton CSHP Ultra that comes with $75,000 warranty against damage.
lissnr
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I use a "Power-Save 1200" also known as an "Abet 2201"...It works great...no surge issues of any sorts and excellent dynamics.
http://www.power-save.com/1200.html
I had it installed via a new sub panel when I built my listening room...it requires its' own breaker...your electrician can probably tell you all about it. Good luck
jea48
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Lissnr,

Where does it say the PS 1200 is a surge protector?

The video says the unit is UL approved. UL 1449 - 3rd addition?

The video with the motor mounted on the board is very misleading.
A squirrel cage induction motor without a connected loaded will have a very poor PF (power factor). The closer the motor is loaded to its rated HP (horse power) the more efficient the motor will be. There in higher PF.

It appears the PS 1200 is nothing more than an AC capacitor that when connected across the AC mains will raise the mains line voltage somewhat.

In the case of a squirrel cage induction motor operated within the motor nameplate data specs an increase in line voltage will result in a decrease in current draw, amps.

P = E x I

P = power measured in watts
E = voltage
I = amps

The Power Utility company meter measures watts consumed. That is why it is called a watt hour meter.

As a residential power user I see no savings gain from using the PS 1200 unit.

Sorry.......
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lifeengineer
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Dracule1, did you check the archives here on the ep2050?
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