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While electricity is generally fairly stable these days, you never know when something may happen that will cause a voltage surge to spike in your outlet. If you have anything connected to the outlet at the time of the surge, it is fairly likely that the equipment will be damaged in some way. This is why lightning strikes are so dangerous to equipment. If your equipment is plugged directly into the wall socket it will most likely permanently damage it. This is especially true of any electronic, audio or video equipment. Lighting can even cause surges to jump into telephone lines and network cables, and it has been known to damage every piece of equipment linked via a network. This is why it is important, especially with sensitive and expensive electronic equipment, to protect them with surge protectors.
Smaller surges can be caused even by operating equipment within your home. Anything that uses a sudden burst of electricity, such as an electric garage door opening, or an electric oven or heater turning on, can cause a spike in electricity at the time they are switched on. It takes an extra amount of power to initially power on equipment, although this levels out once the equipment is running, and the correct voltage level is reached. What happens then is that the initial electricity that was drawn is pushed out and travels along power lines. It has to get out of the power lines somehow, and often it finds a way through another outlet that does not have a surge protector hooked up.
Unfortunately, many people have had problems with their equipment even if it is on a respectable brand like a Newpoint surge protector, which has been a leader in the market for years. This is because the surge protection device either is not powerful enough, or is not suitable for the type of equipment they are running off it. Basic surge protection can actually interfere with equipment hooked up to coaxial cables. You need to be sure that you purchase the right kind of protector, specific to your equipment and its power needs.
So, even though surge protector reviews may list what they consider to be the best surge protectors, make sure that you do sufficient research before buying one. There are many different types of protectors, and they are made with different equipment in mind. Failure to buy the right kind could result in damaged equipment, even though it is hooked up.
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