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From: ralph@ncrcae.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,comp.misc,misc.consumers,rec.audio
Subject: Re: Power supplies & 3B1's
Message-ID: <2803@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 08:50:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 25 08:50:27 1987
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Keywords: secondary surge lightning arrestor
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Summary: Install Secondary Surge/Lightning Arrestor At Service Entrance

I am in the process of collecting material and references for my previous
request of Lightning Protection (lacking some ANSI/IEEE and NFPA standards).

But . . .
One of my reference materials, the Amateur Radio Relay League 1988 Handbook
suggests installing the General Electric "Home Lightning Protector" (Part
number 9L15BC002) at the power service entrance.

Before I got the ARRL Handbook, I had asked the electric utility supplying
me what was available.  They said that they could install an optional
device at the meter that would suppress any surges that got past their
equipment (but not a direct strike; nothing can protect anything from a
direct strike).  The utility installed a Secondary Surge Arrestor (Catalog
number J9200-10) from Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co., Electrical Apparatus Div.
Installation was $30.00.

Check with your local electric utility company to see if they can install
one for you.  Installation at the service entrance needs to be done by a
qualified installer with the main power cut.

The ARRL also recommends installing MOV's (Metal Oxide Varistors) at the
breaker box.  (This, I have not done yet, but plan to.)  Besides that, use
the surge protector outlet strips.

Secondary Surge Arrestors:
General Electric Co.			General Semiconductor Industries
Semiconductor Div.			PO Box 3078
W. Genesee St.				Tempe, AZ 85281
Auburn, NY 13021			(TransZorbs)
(Home Lightning Protector,
and MOV's)

Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co.
Electrical Apparatus Div.
(Address Unknown-Electric Utility provided).

Book references:
ARRL 1988 Handbook ($21.00 USA)
ARRL
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06111

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Publications:
National Electrical Code 1987 (DJ-70-87HB $39.50)
Lightning Protection Code (NFPA-78 $12.00)
Protection Of Electronic Computer/Data Processing Equipment (NFPA-75 $10.50) *
Static Electricity (NFPA-77 $12.00) *

National Fire Protection Association
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
1-800-344-3555

* I have not ordered these but plan to.  The Institute Of Electrical And
Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE) have some ANSI/IEEE standards that are
applicable to surge protection that I plan to order.

In a recent BYTE magazine, Steve Ciarcia (BYTE's construction editor),
mentioned that he had some equipment fried by lightning and is going to
write a future article on protective steps.  The December 1981 issue (I
think) has a do-it-yourself article on surge protectors.

unix-pc.general was editied out of newsgroups since we don't get this group
and rn choked on it.
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