Major Convenience Store Chain Isolates and Protects Equipment and Fuel Tank Data CHALLENGE A major Midwest convenience store retailer was having problems maintaining their serial communications used in the Fuel Management System. Rogue currents (as those caused by lightning storms) continually took down data communications, interrupting tank level data which impacted fuel delivery schedules. Additionally, repair teams had to be dispatched to restore tank level data- adding more cost on top of the revenue loss. Commercial grade surge protectors were tried but, these failed to provide the needed protection. Downtime incidents continued. SOLUTION The customer contacted B+B SmartWorx. They had two different types of monitoring systems installed at various locations with special pinouts

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