No, I'll need 24 of them -- one at each end, tower and shack.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Dutson [mailto:kdutson@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:54 AM
> To: 'Tower'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] homebrew low voltage surge suppressors?
>
> WOW, they certainly have gone up in price! The RCT is now $99
> at AES. But you will need 12 of the 8 wire RCTs, so that is
> $1200. Let us know if you find a cheaper alternative. Thanks.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick Green WC1M
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: Tower
> Subject: [TowerTalk] homebrew low voltage surge suppressors?
>
> My new tower will have three 4-el SteppIRs, three TIC rings,
> a T2X, a stack match and an SO2R switch box. That comes to 96
> control wires. Since the tower is over 200 feet from the
> shack, it's best to have a surge suppressor at both ends of
> each wire. I used Polyphaser RCT surge suppressors for my
> other tower, but the price has about doubled since I did
> that. I'm looking at close to $3,000 worth of RCT surge
> suppressors. Besides, the RCT mounting hardware is really
> designed to clamp to a tower leg and I'll be mounting the
> suppressors on ground panels inside metal NEMA boxes. I've
> done that before and wasn't real happy with the result. Even
> if I go with the ICE units, which have better mounting, the
> cost will be quite high.
>
> So, I'm wondering if anyone has seen or designed a homebrew
> low voltage surge suppressor circuit? My understanding is
> that it takes more than just low voltage MOVs. You need
> series inductance and/or resistance and a diode.
> I haven't found anything appropriate on the web. Can someone
> point me to a schematic and/or tell me how they did it?
>
> 73, Dick WC1M
>
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