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| Reviews Summary for Tripp Lite Isobar Surge Suppressors |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: 2, 4, 6 or 8 outlets with isolated filter banks to eliminate interference between connected equipment. Heavy-duty line cord and all-metal housing which won't burn, crack, or melt. $50,000 Ultimate Lifetime Insurance.
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More info: http://www.tripplite.com
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KQ6EA
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 6, 2005 18:52
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Bulletproof!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've been using these in commercial applications, and in my shack, for many years now with excellent results. I've *NEVER* seen one fail in normal use, and you could drive a truck over it and probably only chip the paint! I've seen them clean up problems that other "supressed" plug strips couldn't handle, both blocking noise/spikes/crud coming in, and stopping noisy equipment from polluting the power line it's connected to. They cost a lot more than the cheapies, but you can pick up good, clean, used ones on eBay for very reasonable prices, and these are truly a case of getting what you pay for.
Excellent product!
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N6VI
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 7, 2001 08:22
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Reliable industry standard - helps RFI
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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The Isobar series of surge suppressors is well known for protection of connected equipment from spikes and surges on 120 vac mains. The additional appeal to hams is that each bank (pair) of outlets in a box has successively more emi filtering (to over 100 dB @ 1 MHz on larger models) so as to provide rf isolation among pieces of connected equipment as well as from the outside world. I started using them at my six-position multi-multi station in Hawaii (N6VI/KH6) when I had accessories that put noise into my hf receivers or were affected by rf from the transmitters. In each case, plugging the affected device and rig into different banks of the same Isobar outlet box cured the problem.
I use these extremely rugged outlet boxes everywhere - I even got one for my wife's chip-controlled sewing machine. I've been fortunate to have not suffered any line-related equipment failures, so I don't know about the process of collecting on Tripp Lite's equipment "insurance", but I consider no news to be good news. In any case, if you're going to use power strips in your station, stay away from the cheapies (I've had plenty of problems with those) and put in one or two Isobars.
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