Lightning Arrestors [RE-wrenches]

[jay peltz]

Hi Len,

Thanks I just couldn't remember the company.  Moby swears by them not at them!!

thanks,

jay

Len Loomans wrote:

> Very good discussion going on lightning and surge protecion.  I agree that
> the Delta SOV is a fairly crude device that provides very minimal protection
> against lightning or other high voltage transients.  But its also relatively
> cheap - you get what you pay for...  One very big drawback, as mentioned, is
> the lack of any fuses or lights to indicate whether its working, blown
> (other that a hole blown out the side), worn out, whatever.
>
> Jay:  I recommended this company (Transtector) to my good friend and
> colleage Moby a few years back, after meeting & talking to them at their
> trade show booth.  From my experience, they know as much as anyone about
> lightning and surge suppression.  Moby bought and tested one of their units
> successfully at his mountain home, as you said.
>
> The CB & DCB series are their transient suppressors for 24 and 48 VDC power
> distribution systems.  Here's the website:
>
> http://www.transtector.com/products.html
>
> Len Loomans
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jay peltz [mailto:jay at asis.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 11:25 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Lightning Arrestors [RE-wrenches]
>
> Hi Allan,
>
> I talked with Moby ( up in northern Colorado) and he uses a different brand
> (
> name escapes me right now) but he says he has seen all his neighbors get
> damage
> and him nothing.  They are expensive but worth it.  I think the Deltas seem
> OK
> for low power lightning at some distance but don't seem to work at hi
> power/close ranges.
>
> But then I'm fortunate, as I don't live in a lightning area.
>
> jay
>
> peltz power
>
> Allan Sindelar wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <info at backwoodssolar.com>
> >
> > > I did get the impression the factory was not sure what is going on when
> we
> > > talked to them.  They did also confirm to us that the ones made for APT
> > were
> > > just different wire colors and thus got a new model number.
> >
> > Funny, the one time I talked with them, several years ago, I got the same
> > impression. Are we all using Deltas just because APT started it? I don't
> > remember anything but Photron SAMs and a few SunAmp Zap Blocks and LD24s
> in
> > the early years, until Powercenters started using the Deltas.
> >
> > For sure, they're easy to install, they look nice, and they've become the
> > "industry standard" for inclusion in a professionally-installed system
> (CYA
> > stuff). But has anyone ever determined if they work or not? Our local
> > lightning specialist once dismissed them as worthless, but I figured
> that's
> > because he sold his own more expensive stuff...
> >
> > Allan @+E
>
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