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energy surge protection

Sinetamer: Second to none in

Downtime prevention Compiled by Chege Moses Kasaija

of cellular phone companies, clinics and These high quality, ISO 9001 manufactured
hospitals, laboratories, financial centres, UPS’s, devices carry up to a 25 year guarantee against
and all manner of military defence systems. all electrical failures and covers the full range
The consequences resulting from failures in of applications for AC/DC power, data, current
these delicate circuits can, in many cases, be loop, and telecommunications applications
devastating. from 5V DC to 7200V AC and are currently
installed in almost 50 countries, with a well-
trained distributor network which includes
regions throughout South America, Central
Transient voltage surge suppression America, North Central America, Africa, Europe
can offer excellent results in helping and on-going negotiations in other Asia/Pacific
reduce electrical failure and repair and Middle Eastern regions.
expenses in commercial and SineTamer® is one of the best performing
industrial facilities. commercially available suppressors on the
market today. Offering features such as
“Discrete All Mode Protection” in other words:
As education increases in maintenance of “True suppression with protection element
microprocessor based equipment, so does the in all modes”. Compact design, capable of
awareness of the need for surge suppression. being applied into panel boards, with a high
The necessity of protecting equipment from frequency conducting integrated circuit,
damaging transients is now becoming more encapsulated in a heat dissipating resin, with a
commonplace throughout cost conscious, true Frequency Attenuation system.
he advent of the digital age and the maximum production oriented companies. Marius Grobbelaar, Energy Control Systems,
unparalleled deployment of everything Surprising to many, it is not the catastrophic Africa Manager, explicates that SineTamer® is
Tdigital has given significant rise in the surge events from lightning or utility backed by a company of professionals in the
awareness of and need for a performance companies that create software confusion and design, development and implementation of
designed surge protection device. With total downtime. Therefore up to 99% of all other high quality and internationally recognized
costs of downtime across the spectrum of surge protection devices are ineffective in surge protection systems. Our purpose,
industry ranging in the $280 per second addressing such events. Only the Frequency he says, is to provide our customers with
individual attention thanks to the work of our
category, the need for the protection of the Attenuation Network found in the Sinetamer® engineers and of hundreds of professionals
electronic infrastructure is paramount. products can effectively reduce or eliminate
often up to 80% of the causes of all electrical/ around the world who provide advisory
Successful implementation of 21st century electronic equipment failures experienced by services to technicians and engineers from
technology demands attention in the arena entities around the world. many companies. As a result, they have
of electrical systems and technology, much acquired the ability to recommend and select
of which has seen little change since the The best product in a “Real World” the best alternatives for protection based on
1970’s. The field of electrical power quality the experience, honesty and integrity of all
and more specifically lightning and transient As a global company with over 25 those who form part of the SineTamer® family.
surge protection holds the key to obtaining years of experience in the Surge This advanced, electronic-chemical link
full benefit of the electronic equipment that Protection Devices and electrical technology gives this suppression device
companies today invest in that are designed an unmatched service life, superior surge
to make them more profitable. Yesterday’s power quality industry, Energy suppression, and a constant level of
designs are insufficient to protect today’s Control Systems is proud to offer performance. Having overcome the problem of
electronics. the industry’s most complete and destructive heat as a result of transients, the
Electronic control systems can be found at capable line of high quality Surge performance specifications of the SineTamer®
water treatment facilities, traffic control Protective Devices (SPD’s) for do not decline during its service life. The
systems, point of sales (POS) terminals, Industrial, Commercial and Defence electronic components are never over stressed
automated industrial process plants, air traffic applications. or over heated. The service life span for
control systems, data processing centres, SineTamer® products is far in excess of the 25
year warranty period based on calculated data
communication systems, radio base stations
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