I've got a whole building TVSS on the three phase at my datacenter building; it's a separate module that goes next to the breaker panel. 8 years and no lighting problems despite being connected to a tower. I also use UPSs and have an extensive underground grounding network, and the generator waits a minute for things to stabilize before returning to utility power after an outage.
We also keep all the wireless equipment on one rack, and link it to the other racks with fiber for connectivity, just to limit the scope of any potential ethernet based surges. I've got a whole building TVSS on my home, where it's like a LED+circuit breaker on each 120v leg. 9 years and no lightning problems, with about 8 antennas on the roof. I also use UPSs, and have a diesel generator but it's not automatic. I'll probably continue to buy the whole building protection for any new building power wiring projects. It seems like a low cost layer of protection compared to the amount of damagable electronics in a house or computing environment or other elaborate protection systems. We use a mix of APC and Tripplite UPS systems. On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 09:58:40AM -0400, Eric Rogers wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with whole-building Transient Voltage > Surge Supression (TVSS) systems? If you have other suggestions, I am > willing to hear them. We use APC UPSs, but also want another layer of > protection. > > Thanks, > > Eric Rogers > Precision Data Solutions, LLC > (317) 831-3000 x200 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
