Has anyone used an ONEAC power conditioner?

[GuardguyMO]

I have a couple of sites that are plagued with blown line cards and/or phones typically after a storm. Has anyone had any luck with using these power conditioners in these conditions?

Mitch

 

[RickyPone]

We used to have some. One on our mail and one on a carrier remote. Never had any trouble with the mail but the carrier was constantly eat up with lightning. Having said that I personally don't think that there is anything you can do about lightning. We made the carrier remote a fiber remote, that's how we solved it.

First thing to do is verify that you have a proper ground. One hospital I worked for had every mdf pair on lightning protection. Maybe you need to check into something like that. The oneac can't hurt and it will clean up your power.

 

[allenmac]

I have used Oneac products extensively.

When I was a field tech, we used to regularly replace blown equipment at a bunch of hotels. We ran all of their trunks (PRI and Copper) through Oneac's lightning protectors, and never had problems at those locations after storms again. The cores of these systems were already using Oneac power conditioners for their AC power.

When properly installed, I have seen these units stop direct lightning strikes.

I currently have a few at home connected to my Televisions, and Computers.

 

[marcuspb]

It sounds like you have a ground issue and I don't think a ONEAC is going to help with that. Where is the system grounded?

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

I agree with Allenmac.

I have a number of Option 11c systems throughout the UK that each have a large external wiring distribution system as it's all external in a quarry. Some Nortel sites have the Oneac krone lightning protectors and also the Mains conditioning power unit (heavy things the 4 outlet ones!). The sites that have them fitted are almost trouble free compared to the sites that don't have any protection.

They do make a difference and one site without them has had 3 or 4 FALC cards changed after storms during the past year, usually in the second cabinet.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbromley

If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[gdtech]

We use them all the time in our OSP one thing to remember don't use the same on for analog lines as Dig. it clips the ringing voltage .

 

[bad69cat]

Actually all of you guys are correct - but you do want to verify your grounding setup. Coming from the cellular world I'll be the first to tell you be sure you have one main ground and that it's verified good. That is the ground you tie everything to - your halo, equipment, etc. If you have multiple ground points you create an imbalance/path that of course if one of those is lower resistance, it's gonna want to come in that way. Issolate everywhere possible and you will have a fairly bullet proof system. Also be sure everything on the AC side of the house is protected by a main breaker protection as well, and preferably somehting that has an indicator if it takes a hit or smokes the protection so you can keep it maintained. I prefer the ones with easily replaced modules and they are covered under warranty for a few years too......good luck