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I do the homework out loud.
Home tech gets sold on the picture on the front of the box. I go find the warranty, the code, and the spec sheet, and tell you what's actually in there — including the parts I couldn't pin down.
Does a Whole-Home Surge Protector Actually Stop Lightning?
Half the internet says the little box in your panel would've saved the house. The other half says it has almost nothing to do with lightning. They're arguing about two different events.
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The breakdowns
Does a Whole-Home Surge Protector Actually Stop Lightning?
Half the internet says the little box in your panel would've saved the house. The other half says it has almost nothing to do with lightning. They're arguing about two different events.
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NVIDIA Wants to Bolt a Data Center to Your House
A $250,000 box on the side of your house, and a $22,000-a-year payday nobody can source. What's real about the SPAN XFRA pilot, and what isn't.
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Who's talking
I'm Robert, and I'm not an insider.
I've got enough power-side experience to be dangerous, and I live in Central Florida where the storms roll in around four o'clock all summer and everybody kind of holds their breath. I'm not an electrician and I'm not pretending to be. I read the documents, I say which parts I couldn't verify, and I'd rather you check me than trust me.
If you install this stuff, inspect it, work the utility side, or handle the claims after a storm — the comments are where you set me straight.