Power surge protection

[David Rogers]

Many of the (Brand names) surge protectors available quite cheaply carry a warranty against this and insurance for the items connected to it.

eg. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod … &U=strat15

£50k warranty.

How you prove it is another thing entirely….

[Tim Painter]

Anti Surge device – you can buy them as a single adaptor to plug in.

I use one of these.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=35268

Some of the Gerber / Mutoh cutters have EEPROMS etc which I was told can get affected by mains spikes, so always used one ever since.

[Graham . Shand]

quote Jason Davies:

I have just received my gerber edge back from repairs (ouch 😥 😥 ). To be advised that the power supply had blown, as this machine has had very little use I was told that it was probably down to a surge in the supply.

What is the best way to protect/stop this from happening?

Thanks

Jase

You can insist that your power supply company fits a reading device to monitor spikes in your electrical supply, it is a legal requirement that the electical supply should not spike or dip more than 10 volts, and as you have found out it can damage expensive equipment and it has cost you hard earned cash you have a good case. and if you can prove it was due to the electical supply spikes, you have a claim (even in retrospect) , I have worked in various locations where this occured on a regular basis, If you are in the middle of a job, and the surge protector does it’s job and shuts down the supply, the job your working on could be trashed (if your in the middle of printing or cutting), the only way to make sure you are protected is to install " an uninterrupted supply" this means that there is a time delay between the electical supply and your socket outlets, also it stores the electiricity and if the electrical supply fails, you have approx twenty minutes of electricity before it shuts down, very handy but also can be expensive if purchased new. I have seen them second hand at greatly reduced prices. If the problem persists with your supply I would think about getting one installed and send the bill to you electric company, regards Graham Shand

[Stephen Morriss]

Get a computer UPS.

I have large ones on my computers and on my printer to help both with interrupted supply and surges.

Steve