DIN rail lightning strike counter? (Patreon)

DIN-rail lightning strike counter

Yeah! Weird device that I've never come across before. I kinda want to fit one in my DB just for the gimmick value. It's basically a digital counter with non-volatile memory, that detects high current pulses being shunted by a surge protector and gives a running score. This could be used to monitor for when a new surge protection module was needed, but it is only designed to detect high current pulses, so won't show the accumulated small-transient shunting that can be caused by highly inductive loads in the vicinity. Quite novel though, with sensible design and a stunningly low standby current of just 0.1W. Given that the input is electrically isolated (on this particular unit), I wonder if it could have other event counting uses with a simple low voltage input. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. #ElectronicsCreators