What is the difference between a power strip and a surge protector?Finding this difference can save you thousands of dollars.
Some people think that a surge protector is the same thing as a power strip when in fact this is not true, even if they both appear to be the same.
A surge protector functions like a power strip; it gives the user the ability to plug in multiple electronic devices, but it also serves another very important function. A surge protector will also protect your electronic devices from a power spike. A power spike is a temporary, very high increase in power that lasts for a fraction of a second. They can be caused by lightning strikes (however unlikely), power outages, tripped circuit breakers, short circuits and more. If a power spike occurs when a device is not hooked into a surge protector,damage can occur.However,the circuit a device is connected to is subject to a lightning strike, even a surge protector can’t prevent damage.
Surge protectors vary in protection (the ability to accept large transients), so the price will change accordingly. Pay attention to really cheap surge protectors, which may not provide much protection at all.
Now, I know that for many, the coffee maker is incredibly important, but it doesn’t need to be plugged into a surge protector. Here are some examples of items that should be hooked into a surge protector: desktop computers, laptops, servers, TVs, home entertainment systems (receiver / DVD player / video game systems ). For a home entertainment system, you can simply get a single surge protector strip and hook in all of your devices.
In order to tell the difference between a power strip and a surge protector, you have to look for an electric rating. A surge protector will have a rating in Joules of energy, as well as the maximum voltage it can take from a power spike. If you find those numbers either on the box it came it or on the strip itself, then it is a surge protector. Also, if you have ever heard the term “surge suppressor”, it is the same thing as a surge protector; it is a device used to protect against changes in current.
If most of your home's appliances are connected to surge protectors (such as computers, servers, TVs, refrigerators, microwaves, and ovens), then when your devices encounter power spikes, they can be protected from damage,and save you thousands of dollars.
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