Ref. 2013 USCG Marine Safety advisory’s 3 13 This came to my attention recently. After 2 small incidents on board company vessels. One in a office the other in crew accommodation. The use of surge protection is now commonplace for all kinds of electronic devices particularly personal devices. The …

More here… [image] Stateroom Fires caused by Surge Protectors Marine Safety The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert regarding the risk of fire from Surge Protective Devices sometimes called power strips. The link is here Surge Protective Devices Aboard Vesse…

Dead link. Here’s the present location of the current version: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CSNCOE/Safety%20Alerts/USCG%20Marine%20Safety%20Alert%2003-13%20Surge%20Protective%20Devices%20Onboard%20Vessels.pdf?ver=2017-08-08-082206-293

Can’t hurt to re-up the old thread. [image] Stateroom Fires caused by Surge Protectors Marine Safety The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert regarding the risk of fire from Surge Protective Devices sometimes called power strips. The link is here Surge Protec…

[image] Uricanejack: Most store bought surge protectors are not designed for use with the 3 phase electrically supply for on board generators and may fail causing a fire. The problem has to do with the type of transformers used to step down to 120vac, not that the ship generates 3 phase power…

So essentially the protection afforded by the polarized plug where one prong of the plug is wider is lost when used shipboard?

I wonder if they ever came out with a restriction on retractable electrical cords on reels? Real fire hazards. I mentioned this once to an inspector and he was going to get back with me but never did.

On our ship you specifically CANNOT use surge protectors because of some issue with the ground (whatever the Chief says). So instead we have power strips. Can still plug 6 things into one outlet, but without the surge protection, and they work like a champ.

on this topic, has anyone found a good quality 240V surge protector (not power strip) and willing to share where you found it?

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Jamesbrown November 17, 2019, 1:57am 4

Can’t hurt to re-up the old thread.

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