Mikekid Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I recently ordered a replacement driver for our older sub. Very close lightning strike. Very LOUD THUMP noise and done. we've lost a couple of tv's , and a nice receiver too in the past. ~ I was very surprised Klipsch had one this old (nos) in stock (Sw-311). Not counting the first day of ordering, the sub arrived very well packaged and on our front deck at the 3 business day mark. This all the way out here in Montana. We've been a Klipsch family since too long to remember, and now our son is very Klipsch too in his families own home. Just another reason to stick with the best~ We will be unplugging stuff around here when we can..even when in surge protection. Protection can obviously fail during some of these shenanigans around here. We live at the base of these mountains and this happens a lot. Overhead strikes. Have had enough with losing stuff here. 🙃 Just a quick thank you to you folks at Klipsch. Always a class act.👌 All the very best ~Mike (image was taken after midnight from front deck a few summers ago.) UNPLUG the good STUFF! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Yes man, they have a ZeroSurge product out now, but yes whatever works. There is or was a lightening research center by the Gainesville Airport down here. Maybe still there if lightening hasn't taken them out. @Mikekid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikekid Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 We have 3 very decent protectors...one got fried some time ago, so bought another soon after to replace. Have never heard of zeroSurge. Will be looking at that. 👍 Had a strike hit very close to me one day...I didn't understand why may hair all over felt like static. Scared the sh outta me . This one was last summer...leaning out from under garage. almost straight up overhead. (edit:...looking into that ZeroSurge outfit right now...but will continue later too... Build in USA too 👍 Thanks for recommend Billybob.) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Yes there is a thread here by a member that speaks to it, actually alot by search here: Power strips?? Rate this topic By Audible Nectar May 16, 2022 in Technical/Restorations Reply to this topic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikekid Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, billybob said: Yes there is a thread here by a member that speaks to it, actually alot by search here: https://community.klipsch.com/ ....looking at now. Looks to be exactly what we need.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 You can see I took the inexpensive path but, so far... Good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 yes , that's the easiest solution , unplug it all before a storm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Khorns Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) When you have big $$ invested to your electronics, for surge protection I would only spend money on high quality, industrial/institutional grade isolation transformers, along with point of entry surge protection (after the utility power meter, but before your circuit breaker box). These are inherently safe, have no moving parts and have the additional benefit of not passing noise from your utility to your sound system power supply (if they have a Faraday shield built in). Even with all these, I still throw all the dedicated breakers powering the sound system when not listening to it. Power strips are basically useless IMHO, too little surge protection rating, and they take too long to disengage compared to the short duration voltage spikes. Keep in mind all these protection devices will fail in a near lightning strike. Almost everything manmade will. These devices protect against very short duration, high voltage spikes that come across utility lines from numerous causes. Edited January 13, 2023 by Quad Khorns 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, Quad Khorns said: When you have big $$ invested to your electronics, for surge protection I would only spend money on high quality, industrial/institutional grade isolation transformers, along with point of entry surge protection (after the utility power meter, but before your circuit breaker box). These are inherently safe, have no moving parts and have the additional benefit of not passing noise from your utility to your sound system power supply. Even with all these, I still throw all the dedicated breakers powering the sound system when not listening to it. Power strips are basically useless IMHO, too little surge protection rating, and they take too long to disengage compared to the short duration voltage spikes. Keep in mind all these protection devices will fail in a near lightning strike. Almost everything manmade will. These devices protect against very short duration, high voltage spikes that come across utility lines from numerous causes. I could tell you stories... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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