Originally Posted by
BobL
Depends what they're used for.
When HYs were half the price of Powtrans I ended up installing 7 of them on various basic machines in my shed and have installed another 4 elsewhere.
The oldest ones are now 6 years old - none have failed and have done a great job at protecting motors when I did something silly.
I wouldn't have used a HY on a higher end machine, or recommend using them in a high use facility.
These days I would go strait to the Powtran as they have more features and are well priced.