Surge Protect Outdoor Speaker Pathways
Transient Protection Design protects amplifiers by surge protecting the wire pathways that are driving outdoor speakers. Installing the TPD-AmpPro will reduce damage caused by surges that enter on these pathways and destroy amplifiers and receivers. TPD surge units should be installed as the wires leave the house assuring that the amplifier and wiring are protected inside the house.
For use on 2/4/6/8 ohm and 70V distributed audio systems
Multistage hybrid design
Primary: 7 Amp Fuse
Secondary: 100 Volt Max Varistor Array
Strength: 3000 amps per wire
Ten Year Unlimited Free Replacement
Response Time: < 1 nanosecond
Din rail or screw down mount indoors or in enclosure if exposed to weather
How to Protect Outdoor Speaker Pathways at Amplifier?
Count outdoor speaker pathways that can damage amplifiers. Each unit protects two channels but can be bridged to protect larger output amplifiers. Choose between the 250, 1000, and 4000 watt unit depending on ohm rating and wattage. The terminals on our unit will accept a maximum # 12 wire.
Why Protect Amplifiers from Lightning Riding in on Outdoor Speaker Wires?
Running speaker wire out to numerous outdoor speakers is like putting up a giant copper antenna and asking for nearby lightning to “hit me.” It does not take a direct strike to inject surge energy into the speaker wires. Lightning strikes as far as one quarter mile away generate enough EMP energy for the surge to travel through the air and inductively couple onto the speaker wire and travel into the home or other structure. And, once lightning finds itself inside the home it can easily destroy the amp and migrate to other equipment in the rack or home.
How It Works
What is lightning trying to do? It is trying to find the least resistive path to ground and its going through your electronic equipment to do it. As the lightning energy passes through the power supplies and circuit boards, the resistance converts the excess energy to heat, and heat is what degrades and destroys sensitive electronics. And it is not just expensive electronics that are susceptible to damage from lightning. Even the life of heavy-duty electrical devices like compressors, pumps, and motors can be severely shortened by electrical surges.
When you have an outdoor speaker system you have the potential for lightning to enter the home on speaker wires. Systems integrators can easily understand and explain that once this unwanted energy gets on the line, it is going to go directly through the amplifier on its way to the earth ground of your house unless it is diverted around the amplifier. An amplifier surge protector, such as the TPD AmpPro, intercepts the surge coming in on speaker wires and sends the energy to ground. That is why each amplifier protector needs a good connection to the AC ground that is feeding the amplifier.
Benefits
As entertainment moves from the family room and home theater to the back yard, different surge protection methods must be used. While the power side of the equipment should always be surge protected the “back doors” such as speaker wires, internet, communications etc. are also recommended to be surge protected if they leave the home or have longer runs than normal. Protection from even one lightning strike will quickly pay for all surge protection equipment in the home or office. There is also added safety for shock potential in high exposure lightning areas when data wires are not grounded. Less lockups, less glitches, and a better sounding and longer lasting system are long term benefits for the owner. Those savings will continue for many, many years into the future and the customer will save on their investment in Transient Protection Design many times over.
