looking for a good surge protector. I saw panamax 5300ex (discontinued) on amazon for $249.00 but I'm worried panamax wont honor warranty for being purchased on internet. I'm not sure if amazon is an "authorized vendor" any thoughts.

Amazon and others have the APC H15 in silver for a nice price. APC makes good stuff. Works for me.

Amazon and others have the APC H15 in silver for a nice price. APC makes good stuff. Works for me.

For that price you can get a whole house surge put on to your electric system

looking for a good surge protector. I saw panamax 5300ex (discontinued) on amazon for $249.00 but I'm worried panamax wont honor warranty for being purchased on internet. I'm not sure if amazon is an "authorized vendor" any thoughts.


According to Panamax's website, products sold by Amazon itself are warranted. I use the 5500-EX and 5300-PM (to protect my 5010 Kuro) and have found their products to be, over the years, both attractive and well made.

http://www.panamax.com/Dealers/AuthorizedOnline.php

sigs21 - the "whole house" type surge suppressors are really designed for a different purpose. There are a few different versions - one installs underneath the electrical meter, one installs and looks like a circuit breaker, another is remote mounted but ties into the main ciruit breaker box. These are fairly crude devices. They are made to shunt a high current surge to the ground system as would happen from a close lightening strike. These are not designed to provide electronic equipment protection. They provide no protection for phone lines, coax cable/satellite lines. They do not provide voltage boost or trim abilities. They don't work to reduce line noise. They don't work to clamp the incoming voltage from rising above a setpoint. All of these are needed protections for electronics. The type you are referring to works to provide protection for appliances and sometimes will even protect wiring. I have the whole house protection (circuit breaker style) as well as electronic surge protection in use. Hope that helps explain.

I bought three of these...

http://www.amazon.com/APC-BE750G-10-Outlet-Power-Saving-Uninterruptible/dp/B000Z80ICM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244904197&sr=8-1

They work great, have kept my gear safe from a few power surges we have had lately. And I do not have to take calls from my wife anymore on how to reset everything when I am away so that she can watch tv.

They are a bit large and ugly, but found they hide well behind my racks. I would give them a look see.

Mike

sigs21 - the "whole house" type surge suppressors are really designed for a different purpose. There are a few different versions - one installs underneath the electrical meter, one installs and looks like a circuit breaker, another is remote mounted but ties into the main ciruit breaker box. These are fairly crude devices. They are made to shunt a high current surge to the ground system as would happen from a close lightening strike. These are not designed to provide electronic equipment protection. They provide no protection for phone lines, coax cable/satellite lines. They do not provide voltage boost or trim abilities. They don't work to reduce line noise. They don't work to clamp the incoming voltage from rising above a setpoint. All of these are needed protections for electronics. The type you are referring to works to provide protection for appliances and sometimes will even protect wiring. I have the whole house protection (circuit breaker style) as well as electronic surge protection in use. Hope that helps explain.

My electrician installed the same circuit breaker style unit you have to protect our whole house generator after a lightning strike took out our last one. So far so good, and like you, I still have surge protectors and APC UPS units backing up most all of my gear where doable.

sigs21 - the "whole house" type surge suppressors are really designed for a different purpose. There are a few different versions - one installs underneath the electrical meter, one installs and looks like a circuit breaker, another is remote mounted but ties into the main ciruit breaker box. These are fairly crude devices. They are made to shunt a high current surge to the ground system as would happen from a close lightening strike. These are not designed to provide electronic equipment protection. They provide no protection for phone lines, coax cable/satellite lines. They do not provide voltage boost or trim abilities. They don't work to reduce line noise. They don't work to clamp the incoming voltage from rising above a setpoint. All of these are needed protections for electronics. The type you are referring to works to provide protection for appliances and sometimes will even protect wiring. I have the whole house protection (circuit breaker style) as well as electronic surge protection in use. Hope that helps explain.

Largely correct except the SquareD whole house surge protector I have does protect the phone lines and coax/cable lines.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/wholehouse1.jpg

If th Kuro has a fan that needs to run after it is powered off, I suggest you get one with a battery backup. This way the fan can complete it's cycle if there is a power outage. I bought a couple of those backups made by the Geek Squad. They look nice and perform very well. Not real expensive either.

My electrician installed the same circuit breaker style unit you have to protect our whole house generator after a lightning strike took out our last one. So far so good, and like you, I still have surge protectors and APC UPS units backing up most all of my gear where doable.

So can I run my Direct TV signel thru this I have 3 coax lines coming into the house.. ( would love to get them to upgrade me to the one line system) My Pro 111 is wall mounted.. any suggestion for a surge for it .. or is the panamax in wall out let good..

looking for a good surge protector. I saw panamax 5300ex (discontinued) on amazon for $249.00 but I'm worried panamax wont honor warranty for being purchased on internet. I'm not sure if amazon is an "authorized vendor" any thoughts.

I would recommend APC. That said, that is too much money for a surge protector. You should not be spending half what your budget is and still be able to get adequate protection

looking for a good surge protector. I saw panamax 5300ex (discontinued) on amazon for $249.00 but I'm worried panamax wont honor warranty for being purchased on internet. I'm not sure if amazon is an "authorized vendor" any thoughts.

go with a Series mode type surge protector. ZeroSurge.com has their 2 outlet model for $149 or the 8 outlet for $199.

I am no electrician, but I have read the whole house surge protectors/suppressors really don't help that much. Something like 80-90% of the surge in power comes from within the building from the electrical devices coming off and on that are located within the building. Then I guess there are 2 different kinds of protectors/suppressors, a MOV and a series, with the series being the type you want.

So can I run my Direct TV signel thru this I have 3 coax lines coming into the house.. ( would love to get them to upgrade me to the one line system) My Pro 111 is wall mounted.. any suggestion for a surge for it .. or is the panamax in wall out let good..

Where my D* coax comes into the house it goes through a splitter which is direct grounded to my house with 12ga copper right to the panel ground on the exterior of the box. My outdoor antenna is also grounded in the house this way also. And at my Dish outside and the antenna tower are also grounded with 3' grounding rods. Never can have enough ground.

I am no electrician, but I have read the whole house surge protectors/suppressors really don't help that much. Something like 80-90% of the surge in power comes from within the building from the electrical devices coming off and on that are located within the building. Then I guess there are 2 different kinds of protectors/suppressors, a MOV and a series, with the series being the type you want.

The Square D whole house surge protector my electrician installed, according to him, was for the most severe surges, like lightning. The day to day little fluctuations it does not mess with. And looking at mine, it does have the phone lines protected.

go with a Series mode type surge protector. ZeroSurge.com has their 2 outlet model for $149 or the 8 outlet for $199.

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looking for a good surge protector. I saw panamax 5300ex (discontinued) on amazon for $249.00 but I'm worried panamax wont honor warranty for being purchased on internet. I'm not sure if amazon is an "authorized vendor" any thoughts.


I saw that it seems like a great deal... Does anyone have any thoughts I still have my PRO PLUGGED into the wall any one know if those in wall by panamax are worth the money or should I find a small surge to place behind the TV

I like the APC AV H15 power conditioner which can be purchased within the lower end of that price range.