New Hughes "Watchdog Power Center" coming soon.

[CRM]

For anyone thinking about purchasing one of Hughes Autoformer units, you my want to wait a little longer. I had a conversation with a Hughes representative a couple of days ago and he informed me that a new Autoformer will be released within 1-3 months called the "Watchdog Power Center". It will have Bluetooth and WIFI connectivity and will be slightly larger than the current power boosting units are. If you already have an internally mounted Autoformer you will need to install a new mounting bracket for the Power Center. 

 

 

 

Edited January 12, 2025 by CRM
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[CRM]

Sorry about the wacky text formatting. I copied and pasted from another group I posted this to and was using a black screen theme on my browser. 

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Edited January 12, 2025 by CRM

[CRM]

For those interested, the new Hughes Power Center has finally been released. They've combined all the features of their Watchdog surge protector line and the Autoformer into one unit. Looks very interesting, though the retail price is pretty steep at $819.

They also eliminated the "Autoformer" lable, probably due to confusion with it being an "Autotransformer", which it is not.

https://www.powerwatchdog.com/voltage-boosters

 

[CRM]

On 7/7/2025 at 11:37 AM, CRM said:

For those interested, the new Hughes Power Center has finally been released. They've combined all the features of their Watchdog surge protector line and the Autoformer into one unit. Looks very interesting, though the retail price is pretty steep at $819.

For anyone interested, the price has finally come down some on these units and they're now selling for $597 on Amazon. IMO, not a bad price considering you're getting a Power Watchdog and an Autoformer together in one unit. I think it might finally be time to upgrade and pass my old stand alone Autoformer down to my brother in law. 

Watchdog Power Center

[topgun2]

Can I be your brother in law? 😁

Bill

p.s.  of course without the brother or the in law parts!

[Ronbrink]

Unlike the former version, this newer version is “engineered to be completely weatherproof”, which was a concern in using the original Hughes Autoformers voltage booster outside at the power pedestal. To eliminate said concern, I choose to mount mine under the rearmost dinette seat for ease of continuous use and protection. With the larger footprint of the Watchdog Power Center, I doubt it could be mounted in similar fashion and thus, no plan to upgrade. Both 30A versions have replaceable surge modules, the former with 2400 joules and equivalent newer at 3000 joules of protection. I also use a 30A 12,000 joules circuit analyzer at the power pedestal. Here’s a couple of pics of my install: 

Edited yesterday at 03:40 PM by Ronbrink