surge suppressors

Are Surge Suppressors Effective?

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Are Surge Suppressors Effective? Do Surge Protectors Work Against Lighting? The short answer is NO. At least not any surge protector that you can buy for the inside of your house. Even a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) with surge protection will not be able to handle a lighting strike that is close by. What is

What Is A Surge Suppressor For?

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What Is A Surge Suppressor For? A surge suppressor (sometimes optimistically called a “surge protector”) is a device inserted in the alternating current ( AC ) utility line and/or telephone line to prevent damage to electronic equipment from voltage “spikes” called transients. Is a surge protector and surge suppressor the same? Surge suppressors differ from