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Lightning Surge Arrestors and Protectors Part #4

September 8th, 2011

Response time Surge protectors do not quite operate instantaneously; a very slight delay exists. The longer the response time, the longer the connected equipment will be exposed to the surge. However, surges don’t happen instantly either. Surges usually take around a few microseconds to reach their peak voltage, and a surge protector with a nanosecond […]

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Lightning Surge Arrestors and Protectors Part #3

September 7th, 2011

Lightning Surge Arrestors and Protectors Part #3 Joules rating: The term “joule” was originally named after physicist James Prescott Joule. There are several technical definitions and formulas associated with calculating joules, in terms of electricity it’s the amount of energy required to produce one watt for one second. The joules number defines how much energy […]

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Coming Soon, parts 3 and 4

August 25th, 2011

Hi, I’ve been booked up, will be adding part 3 and 4 re surge protection ASAP, I hope this weekend, thanks, Gary

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Lightning Surge Arrestors and Protectors Part #2

August 16th, 2011

How And Where Can I Get A Surge Protection Device? Who Installs Them? How and where can you procure your own surge protection device? Your local electrical contractor carries them and is ready to install one for your home or business. As an electrical contractor in the greater Milwaukee area, I have installed many lighting […]

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Lightning Surge Arrestors and Protectors Part #1

August 15th, 2011

Do You Know What A Lightning Surge Arrestor Is? Wikipedia defines it as, “A lightning arrester is a device used on electrical power systems to protect the insulation on the system from the damaging effect of lightning.” Metal oxide varistors (MOVs) have been used for power system protection since the mid 1970s. The traditional lightning […]

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