If I have a TV, VCR and satellite system plugged into a surge protector and I plug the surge protector cord into the extension cord from my generator will this be sufficient to protect my equipment from any damage when it is being powered by the generator (3,000W). This is a description of the surge protector I am considering: (or would you have any other suggestions) Ideal for use with TVs, computers, stereos, VCRs, satellite systems, etc Fail safe shut-off ensures equipment safety in case of surge protection depletion On/off light & protection indicator light shows that equipment is being protected Reset button restarts protection of equipment 6' (1.83m) long cord with slim right angle plug allows furniture to be place against plug Eight electrical outlets with three widely spaced for transformer usage Outlets/connections for fax/modem and satellite/cable 1900 joules of surge protection - maximum joule rating 15 amp

Have just purchased a home which has a GDO that say's it's a Nutone Div., Scovill, Model G 577 S, vintage unknown. There is a Genie Model GR390 remote receiver attached to it, whether this was original or not is also unknown but I *think* this model might be a universal replacement receiver. The remotes are Genie as well. Anyway, the whole thing seems to be working quite well, very quiet and all, except for one thing, the built in 60W light bulb does not work (doesn't come on when the door is opened, even with a known good bulb). I note with the cover off that what appears to be a set of contacts on apparently metallic strips, one of which is wrapped with many turns of fine wire, if pushed together with an insulated tool, will make the light come on as long as these contacts continue to be held together. Apparently this is a bi-metal heater type device that provides a timeout that turns the light back off after a period of time once it's turned on, which it never does unless I stand there and hold the aforementioned contacts together. This is *not* what I think this light should do, and even my wife seems to agree with me here for once. Of course she is the one who is complaining about "the little light thingie" not coming on so she can get to the door into the house when she comes home after dark. Being constitutionally incapable of calling in professional help before I've had a chance to see if I can screw things up even further all by myself (in all modesty, I'll say that more often than not I *can* fix it myself...), I've been trying to find any information on this GDO. Nutone GDO's don't seem to actually exist. At least every reference I've found on the Web seems to indicate Nutone only makes door chimes and attic vent fans and maybe some "music from the rafters" stuff. Certainly nothing in the way of GDO's they seem willing to admit to. Scovill, for their part, don't seem to admit that Nutone ever existed... I'm using GDO for "Garage Door Opener" because I've seen this usage in other threads here. But I'm beginning to realize, after staring into the guts of this GD O thing for some considerable time that there may be other appropriate meanings as well. All of the manufacturers in this realm seem intent on not revealing anything that might enable you to avoid calling in one of their dealer$... A wiring schematic and owners/installation manual would obviously be quite helpful, but these, if *they* ever actually existed, seem to have been misplaced an owner or two ago. Any help here greatly appreciated. Kirk Dolan