Portable Power Watchdog Surge Protector with Bluetooth, WiFi, and Emergency Shut Down - 50 Amp

Video Transcript for Review of Hughes Autoformers RV Surge Protectors - Surge Protector - HU62VR

Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at this portable 50 amp gen two Power Watchdog Surge Protector with Bluetooth and WiFi and also emergency power off. Now this is a 50 amp surge protector. This will prevent damage to your RV from power spikes and sustained high or low voltage. This one has a surge protection module on the inside that'll give you 4,600 joules of protection in case of a lightning strike.

And what's nice about that module, they make it very easy to replace it once it wears out. So what's nice about that is you can just replace it and not have to replace the entire unit. Now we mentioned this offers the emergency power off feature. This will cut connection in event of an error to protect electronics and appliances. Basically, it's gonna shut down if the current drops below 104 volts or raises above 132 volts.

It'll also cut the power for an open ground, an open neutral, reverse polarity, open circuit, and even mis-wired connections. Now it will automatically turn back on once the power is stable for 90 seconds. It does have a four second startup delay. This will get you up and running faster than other brands. That delay makes sure the power is safe to use before flowing normally, and it gives you an audible click that'll tell the surge protector is on.

What's nice with this model is it has a free smartphone app that's available for iOS and Android, and it'll connect this via built-in Bluetooth and WiFi to monitor your system and turn it on or off. And they make it really easy to pair it to your device by using this QR code on the front right here. All you have to do is scan that QR code and it'll quickly pair to your device. This device will monitor your volts, amps, and watts in real time to keep an eye on your power draw. And it'll even give you push notifications when the voltage is outside of acceptable customizable ranges.

Right up front here, these'll give you easy to see indicators. They'll show you if there's a problem and what that problem is. Basically this Watchdog logo right here, it'll light up white. If it does, that means the power is steady. Now if it does light up in red, that's telling you there is an error and it'll show you a error code down here in this LED display. And what makes it simple is all you have to do is go to the side here and they have printed a legend on the side here that'll list all the error codes and what's causing that error. So very quickly you can find out where the problem is. Also, these lights here can be dimmed via the mobile app. Now it does use a fault history that can record up to 10 faults. It is a timestamp on it to provide detailed information on the shutdowns. The housing this is in is a IP 65 rating for weatherproof protection against dust and rain. And if you notice, right up here around the cord at the top here, it has a metal bracket and this provides a secure place to attach a cable lock to. Now, what's unique with this one, if I pop open the cover here, you can see that it offers a side entry receptacle and even a cover on there. I'll pop the cover off, (device pops) just so you can see there's your receptacle and the reason it's a side entry, it'll help relieve stress on your cord when you plug it in. Makes it a lot easier with the side entry. You just plug it in there. Also, what's nice is right up here on the very top, you'll see this little white dot. That's actually an integrated light that can be turned on for nighttime visibility when you're making your connection. Now the clamshell bay door right here, it includes a ring on it that when you do close this, let go ahead and put the cover back on. Now when you go close this, the ring here will light up with the ring on the bottom here and it gives you a large enough area that you can put a padlock through both rings to give you an extra layer of security to prevent any tampering alongside that standard lock ring up here on your cable. Few specs on this, the amps, again, 50 amps. Maximum watts is 12,000 watts and the energy dissipation is 4,600 joules. But that's gonna do it for a look at the portable 50 amp Gen Two Power Watchdog Surge Protector with Bluetooth, WiFi, and the emergency power off.