How do you protect machine from a power surge in guild sewing class?
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Me, I do not worry about it. I have a 'class' machine and leave me 'good' one at home. I do bring an extra 10 foot extension cord to use if needed.
I do not live in an area where power surges are an issue. I do not think a surge protector will help if there is too much draw on a circuit.
I do not live in an area where power surges are an issue. I do not think a surge protector will help if there is too much draw on a circuit.
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A quick lesson on surge protectors. Surge protectors protect your equipment from surges coming in from outside - we all know this, it's common knowledge. The problem comes in when plugging in to a power strip - even using your own surge protector because there are so many machines running off of the single cord you will have fluctuations in power from inside. Surge protectors do not protect against these types of fluctuations / surges in power. Your best line of defense against electrical surges, even at home, is a power conditioner. I use a Furman AC Power Conditioner to supply clean power to my machine and my computer. It protects my machine from the surges inside my home from the furnace kicking on, the oven heating up, the hot water tank heating. Anytime a large motor in an appliance or a large heating element turns on, your house suffers a small surge and depending on the age of your home if your lights dim when the furnace turns on imagine what that does to your machine and computer components! For surge protected clean power a Power Conditioner is your best defense.
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