I finally bought a trip lite to protect my home entertainment center. I've had other brands but never felt completely safe with them. I will soon buy one for my computer system so I can get peace of mind for that system too. Great product, well made in USA.
I had new VOIP digital phone from Comcast installed in my home but it kept dropping calls and just wasn't working. I had Comcast come out to investigate and they say line out side home fine but somewhere in the house statics is causing weak phone reception. Comcast could not fine the problem because the house is fully dry walled with no access the wiring. I was going to tell Comcast to remove the phone when I was ad on ISOBAR6ULTRA online and decided to try it. Needless to say the ISOBAR6ULTRA solved the problem instantly, no more static or drop calls. I brought 2 more and installed for two HDTV's and picture never better. I can't say enough about these Tripp-Lite products there great , best investigate I made in years.
I have two of these units at home - one for the network system and one for the Amateur Radio Station. Since I was not aware of any surge problems before I installed the device, it is hard to say if it has done anything since being installed. What I did notice is that the computer/network required fewer re-boots after the device was installed at both the radio desk and at the ADSL modem in the network closet. I had to make some changes to one of the devices to satisfy my needs in a moderate-power radio-frequency energy field. The first thing I did was take it apart to see if internal grounding was present and to take a look at the quality of construction. I was pleased to find a one-way screw attaching the ground lug to the case and that the connection point had been masked off to provide a bare metal contact. All parts appear to be high-quality items and the workmanship is good. No bad solder joints, flux residue or wiring connections improperly terminated were found. On one unit, I had to bend one mounting flange outwards 90-degrees to make a bonding connection to my ground buss under the radio desk. I would have liked the unit better if the mounting flanges were bent out, rather than bent behind the box, or had an external ground lug so I could attach a strap to my ground buss from there. This is the ONLY reason I did not give it 5 stars. Also, the right-angle plug has a body diameter that makes it difficult to get a bunch of turns through a ferrite choke. This really isn't a product issue, as I later determined that the ferrite toroids do a much better job of suppressing common-mode radio frequency interference when they are placed as close to the equipment as possible. The best part about this device is it will clamp a voltage to a level that probably won't damage equipment...say 140 VAC or so. That was the single most important number I was looking for in a surge protective device.
Liked this device so well I installed them in my own home. High priced electronics need protection and this device is affordable and will protect your equipment. Have never seen a failure of computers, tvs, answer machines etc. when plugged into these devices.
I purchased the IsoBar 6 Ultra to help reduce RF noise on my shortwave receiver after reading reviews for it online. The is built like a tank for a power strip, and does everything Tripp Lite says it will, I'm very happy with my purchase.
I bought a Tripp Lite surge protector about 25 years ago. It was expensive at that time. It gave me many years of good service, never failing me though numerous thunderstorms and power interruptions. It finally quit working. I called Customer Service and they promptly sent out this excellent replacement. I'm using it now to protect my entertainment center and haven't had any issues. It appears to be a quality product, much like my old Tripp Lite. I'm expecting many years of reliable service!