I am little confused with these surge protector extension boxes. I have used many of these Belkin ones for non critical applications like laptops, tvs etc..Most dont last more than 2 years. Almost all of them go with a tiny explosion and a strange smell. Once this happens, you can pretty much throw them in the dustbin. The MOV inside has burned out with the surge and they cannot be repaired from what I know.
I am wondering how the tripp-lite and zero surge models work ? Do they have MOVs like the Belkin ?
the zero surge works on the older technology
no MOVs ( they advertise that as an advantage )
thats debatable
but aside from that
anyway sqaure wave
your experience with BELKIN is correct
BUT thats exactly how they are SUPPOSED to function
MOVS ARE supposed to sacrifice themselves
and then they need to be replaced
thats how it works - and thats how it should work
many a time people do see trips and blown fuses
they just go about replacing the fuse and putting the button "ON" once again
Many devices like the MX even WORK in this condition
However it is dangerous to keep using them without knowing exactly whats happened
FUSE is only the first line of defence
a blown fuse may also indicate a blown MOV
and if the MOV is blown
the product is now technically out of warranty and is not supposed to protect against any more surrges
the number of surges that MOVs are resilient to depends on the ckt and joule rating
and thats where things get expensive as in the case onf the monster black box
Prem
just build the ckt man
3 movs and 3 caps
will give you a basic ckt which is sufficient line of defence for your DAC
A well built one with good components will better MOST commercially availble surge protection devices by a good margin
